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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Biden not giving up on Gaza ceasefire, hostages, White House says
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US President Joe Biden is determined to bring about a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas while also seeking to de-escalate tensions on Israel’s border with Lebanon, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan says.
“He absolutely hasn’t given up,” Sullivan says in an interview with MSNBC hours before Biden addresses the UN General Assembly for the last time as president.
Biden will huddle with world leaders gathered in New York to work on a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, Sullivan says.
He acknowledges challenges in getting both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar across the line and says Hamas and Sinwar in particular “don’t want to do a deal.”
“But we’re determined to keep at it,” Sullivan says.
The Times of Israel Community.