JERUSALEM: Israel said on Saturday (Jun 1) that the Gaza war would not end as long as Hamas retains power, raising questions of timing and interpretation over a truce offer that US President Joe
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a ceremony for Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars and Victims of Terrorism at Yad LeBanim in Jerusalem, May 12, 2024. , raising questions of timing and interpretation over a truce offer that US President Joe Biden has advanced and the Palestinian militants have cautiously welcomed.
"No agreement can be reached before the demand for the withdrawal of the occupation army and a ceasefire is met," he said. Hamas remains committed to Israel's destruction. A senior Biden administration official asked about a potential rift in the US and Israeli viewpoints on the future of Hamas, suggesting this may be open to interpretation and would come down to future Egyptian and Qatari sway over the movement.
Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza since the Oct 7 attacks, demonstrate to call for their release in Tel Aviv on Jun 1, 2024. The war began on Oct 7 when Hamas-led Palestinian fighters rampaged into southern Israel from Gaza, killing more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and seizing more than 250 as hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
In the United States, Israel's main ally, the extent of civilian suffering in Gaza has put pressure on Biden, who hopes to win a second presidential term in the November election.
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