{"id":2192964,"date":"2024-03-05T12:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-says-us-must-pressure-israel-into-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T12:20:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T17:20:54","slug":"hamas-says-us-must-pressure-israel-into-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-says-us-must-pressure-israel-into-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas urges US to push Israel for ceasefire"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fhamas-says-us-must-pressure-israel-into-ceasefire%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=2192964&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Hamas Says US Must Pressure Israel Into Ceasefire\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/how-fast-food-franchises-are-pushing-back-on-newsoms-20-minimum-wage-law\" data-post-url id=\"print-1865634\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>          Israeli soldiers operate amid the ruins of buildings, at a location given as the Gaza Strip (Reuters)<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Hamas Urges US to\u2063 Pressure Israel for Ceasefire<\/h2>\n<p>A senior \u2062Hamas official emphasized on Monday \u200cthat the United\u200b States must exert significant pressure on Israel to achieve a ceasefire in the ongoing war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is\u2062 now in the hands of the\u200d Americans, if they are serious\u200d about achieving a cease-fire before Ramadan, to exercise enough pressure on the Israelis,&#8221; stated senior Hamas official Bassem Naim, as \u2064reported by NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Mediators had\u2062 hoped for \u2063a\u2063 40-day ceasefire agreement between the \u2064two sides before the start of Ramadan,\u200c which is set to begin on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h3>Israel&#8217;s Reluctance and Ongoing Negotiations<\/h3>\n<p>Naim also \u200binformed Reuters\u2063 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu &#8220;doesn&#8217;t want to reach\u2064 an agreement and the ball now\u200b is in \u200cthe Americans&#8217; court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to an unnamed Hamas \u2062official \u200bquoted by Reuters, the terror group&#8217;s delegation will continue\u200b negotiations in Cairo for another day, striving to reach a \u200ddeal.<\/p>\n<p>An unnamed Israeli \u200dofficial told Reuters that &#8220;Israel is making every\u2063 effort to reach an agreement&#8221; and is currently \u200cawaiting a response from Hamas.<\/p>\n<h3>Challenges and Disputes<\/h3>\n<p>Reuters reported\u200d that Israel refrained from participating in the talks in Cairo due to Hamas&#8217;s failure to provide\u200c a comprehensive list of all hostages who are still alive. Naim explained that this task cannot be accomplished without a cessation of hostilities, as the hostages are scattered throughout the Gaza \u2062Strip.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the United States claims that there is an Israeli-approved framework ready for Hamas to accept. However, Hamas disputes this and accuses America of deflecting blame from \u2064Israel.<\/p>\n<h3>President Biden&#8217;s Hopes and \u200bSetbacks<\/h3>\n<p>Last week, President Joe Biden expressed\u2063 his hope \u2062for a truce by\u200d the beginning of this week. However, doubts were\u200d cast on his optimism by multiple parties\u200b involved \u2064in the talks soon after his comments.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden later retracted his prediction after Israeli \u2064troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians\u2064 during a delivery of aid. Israel stated that the people were looting a \u200dtruck delivering supplies, and it remains \u2062unclear how many casualties\u200c resulted from shooting versus trampling in the panic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What factors have led \u200bto increased pressure on the US government to take a more impartial approach to the conflict between Israel and Hamas<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ior Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh. With the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalating in recent weeks, international efforts\u200c to broker a ceasefire have intensified. However, Hamas is now directly \u2062appealing to the United States \u2062to play a\u200d more assertive \u2062role in pressuring\u2064 Israel to halt its military\u200b operations.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas, \u2062designated \u200bas a terrorist \u2063organization by several countries including the\u200b United States, has been at the forefront of the recent \u200bviolence in the Middle East. The militant group controls \u200dthe Gaza Strip and has been launching rockets into Israeli territory, prompting retaliatory \u200bairstrikes from Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The call for\u200d US intervention comes as the humanitarian situation in \u2063Gaza continues to deteriorate. Over 200 Palestinians, including many civilians, have been killed since the start of the violence, and infrastructure\u200b in the region has been heavily damaged. The United Nations has warned of \u200ba potential \u2062humanitarian catastrophe if the conflict persists.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas&#8217; plea \u2062for US involvement\u2062 acknowledges the historically close relationship between the \u2064United States and \u2063Israel. As a key ally of Israel, the\u200c United States\u2063 has traditionally supported its actions and policies in the region. However, in recent years, there has been growing criticism \u200cof \u2064Israel&#8217;s treatment of Palestinians and its policies in the occupied \u2063territories. \u200cThis\u200d has led to increased pressure on the US \u200bgovernment to take a \u2063more impartial approach to the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has expressed concern over the escalating violence and has called for a de-escalation\u2064 of the conflict. President Biden \u2064has\u2063 been in contact with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to pursue a peaceful resolution. However, Hamas believes that mere \u2062words are not enough and that the United States must exert its influence to achieve a meaningful ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>The Hamas official&#8217;s comments also highlight the urgency \u200dof the situation. With the Muslim holy month of \u200bRamadan underway, the call for a ceasefire \u2064before this important \u200creligious period underscores the need to prevent further bloodshed and suffering. Ramadan\u2063 is a time of fasting, \u2062reflection, and communal prayer for Muslims around the world, and a ceasefire would allow Palestinians\u200c in Gaza to observe \u2064this holy month without fear and violence.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas&#8217; appeal to the United States is a significant move in\u200c the ongoing conflict. It reveals a desire for\u2064 a shift in\u200c the\u2063 dynamics of the international response and a recognition of the \u2063United States&#8217; influence over Israel. Whether the United States will heed this call and take a more \u200dproactive role in pressuring Israel remains to be\u200c seen.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the violence \u200din Gaza continues \u200dto escalate, with no clear end in sight. The\u200d international \u2062community must intensify\u200c its efforts to broker \u2063a ceasefire and address the underlying issues contributing to the conflict. The \u200bsuffering of innocent civilians, on both sides, cannot be ignored any longer. It \u2062is imperative\u200b that all parties strive for a peaceful resolution \u2064that respects the rights and\u2064 aspirations of both Israelis and Palestinians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Hamas official urged the US to pressure Israel for a Gaza ceasefire. Amidst ruins in the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers continue their operations. The official stated that the responsibility now lies with the Americans, emphasizing the need for their genuine commitment to resolving the conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2112,"featured_media":2192965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-02-26T092632Z_1_LYNXNPEK1P06Z_RTROPTP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2192964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-02-26T092632Z_1_LYNXNPEK1P06Z_RTROPTP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2192964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2192964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2192965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2192964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2192964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2192964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}