{"id":2189506,"date":"2024-02-29T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T22:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-walks-back-gaza-ceasefire-claim\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T17:09:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T22:09:52","slug":"president-biden-walks-back-gaza-ceasefire-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-walks-back-gaza-ceasefire-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden retracts Gaza ceasefire statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpresident-biden-walks-back-gaza-ceasefire-claim%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2189506&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn before boarding the \u200bMarine One presidential helicopter\u200b and\u200c departing the\u2064 White House on February 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty \u200dImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>1:59 PM \u2013 Thursday, February 29, 2024<\/p>\n<p>A ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas \u2062conflict will &#8220;most likely&#8221;\u2062 not be\u2063 reached by Monday, as President Joe Biden \u2062expressed \u2063doubts about it on \u2063Thursday even though he recently asserted that a deal would be agreed upon by the beginning\u2062 of next week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Hope springs eternal,&#8221; Biden told reporters when asked if he still expected\u200d an agreement by Monday. &#8220;I was\u2064 on the telephone\u200d with the people in the region,&#8221; he continued, adding: &#8220;Probably not by \u200dMonday, but I&#8217;m hopeful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In order to address \u200bhostage negotiations and the general situation in Gaza, Biden had separate discussions with Egyptian President Abdel \u2063Fattah el-Sissi\u200c and Qatar&#8217;s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The White House\u200b stated that\u200d Hamas \u2064should free all \u200dof its hostages, emphasizing \u200bthat doing so &#8220;would result in an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza over a period of\u2064 at least \u200csix weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;They \u200bexchanged\u2064 views \u2063on how such a prolonged period of calm could\u2063 then be built into something \u200cmore enduring,&#8221; the White \u200cHouse said. &#8220;They also discussed planning to surge humanitarian assistance into Gaza and how the ceasefire under \u2063the hostage\u200b deal would further help enable\u200c those efforts \u2062and ensure that assistance reached civilians \u200din need throughout Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier this week, while visiting New \u2062York, Biden told reporters, &#8220;My national security \u200cadviser \u2062tells\u2063 me that we&#8217;re close\u2014close but\u200c not done yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When\u200c asked \u200dif that \u2063was still the expectation\u200b during\u2064 a press \u2063briefing at the\u200c White House on Wednesday, Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press\u2062 secretary, vaguely responded that the government is &#8220;working\u2062 around the clock to get that done.&#8221; According to her, an agreement would allow for the delivery of further humanitarian supplies to Gaza as \u200dwell as the release of American prisoners so they could go back to the \u2064U.S. and their \u200bfamilies.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Qatar has mediated talks between Israel and Hamas. In addition, discussions\u200b concerning a &#8220;possible&#8221; future cease-fire\u2064 have taken place in \u2064Paris\u2063 with \u2063officials from the United States, Israel, Qatar, and Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>A large gathering of people waiting for humanitarian relief \u200dvehicles \u200con\u2063 Thursday added\u200c to the chaos in the \u2064Gaza Strip. Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra, a representative for the \u2062Palestinian Health Ministry, which \u2062is controlled by Hamas, stated that at least 100 people had died \u200cand several others\u200b had been injured.<\/p>\n<p>However, the IDF also posted about the incident. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This morning humanitarian aid trucks entered \u200dnorthern Gaza, residents\u200c surrounded the trucks and looted the \u200bsupplies being delivered. As a result of the pushing, trampling and being\u200d run \u2064over by the trucks, dozens of\u2062 Gazans were killed and injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDF\/status\/1763192520790458664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A\u200c representative for Biden&#8217;s National Security Council responded \u2062to the incident\u2062 on Thursday by stating that the White House is investigating the reports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;We mourn the loss of innocent \u200dlife and \u2062recognize the \u2064dire humanitarian \u200csituation in Gaza, where innocent Palestinians are just trying \u200bto \u200bfeed their\u2064 families,&#8221; the spokesperson\u200b said. &#8220;This underscores \u200bthe importance of expanding and sustaining the flow of\u2064 humanitarian assistance into Gaza, including \u2062through a potential\u200d temporary cease-fire. We continue to work day\u200d and night to achieve that outcome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay\u200d informed! \u200cReceive breaking\u2064 news blasts directly to your\u2063 inbox for free. 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They stressed the importance of ensuring the safety and well-being of civilians and called for calm and restraint.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing conflict between Israel\u200c and \u200bHamas has been a\u2062 cause for\u200d concern internationally, \u200bwith many countries and organizations calling for a ceasefire and a peaceful resolution. President Joe Biden has been\u200d actively\u200c involved in efforts to negotiate a ceasefire\u2062 and address the situation in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>In his recent discussions with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Qatar&#8217;s\u200d Sheikh Tamim bin\u2062 Hamad Al Thani, President\u2063 Biden emphasized the need for \u2063Hamas\u200b to free all of\u200d its hostages.\u200c The White House stated that such an action would result in\u200b an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza for a\u2062 period\u200d of at\u2064 least \u200dsix weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions also focused on how \u200ba prolonged\u200c period of calm could\u200d be \u200cbuilt into something more enduring, as well as the \u200cplanning to surge humanitarian assistance into Gaza. The goal is to ensure that assistance reaches civilians in need throughout the region.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 the road to a ceasefire has not been \u2063without challenges. President Biden expressed doubts about reaching an agreement by Monday, but he remains hopeful.\u200d The White House is working tirelessly \u2064to\u200b facilitate an agreement that would allow for the delivery of humanitarian \u200bsupplies to Gaza \u200dand the \u200brelease\u200d of American prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>Mediation talks have been ongoing, with\u2064 Qatar playing a key role in facilitating discussions between \u2064Israel and Hamas. Additionally, officials \u2062from the United \u2063States, Israel, Qatar, and Egypt have held discussions in Paris regarding a possible future ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst \u2062the negotiations and efforts for peace,\u2062 the chaos\u200d in Gaza continues to escalate. A large gathering of people waiting for humanitarian relief vehicles turned tragic, leading \u2064to the death and injury of numerous individuals.\u2064 The incident was condemned by both the Palestinian Health Ministry, controlled by Hamas, and the\u200c Israel Defense \u200dForces (IDF). The White House expressed \u200ddeep concern about\u200b the reports and stressed the importance of protecting civilians.<\/p>\n<p>The situation in the Israel-Hamas conflict remains complex and challenging, but international efforts continue to seek a peaceful resolution.\u2064 President Biden and his administration are dedicated to working \u200dtowards a ceasefire and bringing about \u200cstability in the region. It is hoped that all parties involved\u200b will\u200d prioritize the safety and \u200dwell-being \u2063of civilians and work towards \u2062a lasting peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President Joe Biden departs the White House, boarding Marine One on February 29, 2024. A ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas conflict is unlikely, according to OAN&#8217;s Brooke Mallory at 1:59 PM on Thursday. 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