US President Joe Biden issued a message for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, saying that as Muslims gather around the world for the fasting month, “the suffering of the Palestinian people will be front of mind for many.”
“It is front of mind for me,” he adds.
“The sacred month is a time for reflection and renewal. This year, it comes at a moment of immense pain. The war in Gaza has inflicted terrible suffering on the Palestinian people,” says the president. “Nearly two million Palestinians have been displaced by the war; many are in urgent need of food, water, medicine, and shelter.”
The US, he says, will continue to “lead international efforts to get more humanitarian assistance into Gaza and “continue working non-stop to establish an immediate and sustained ceasefire for at least six weeks as part of a deal that releases hostages.”
Washington will also “continue building toward a long-term future of stability, security, and peace” that includes “a two-state solution to ensure Palestinians and Israelis share equal measures of freedom, dignity, security, and prosperity.”
“That is the only path toward an enduring peace,” he says.
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