{"id":2267216,"date":"2024-06-13T18:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T22:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-points-finger-at-hamas-for-lack-of-ceasefire-deal\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T18:04:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T22:04:33","slug":"biden-points-finger-at-hamas-for-lack-of-ceasefire-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-points-finger-at-hamas-for-lack-of-ceasefire-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden blames Hamas for ceasefire failure"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fbiden-points-finger-at-hamas-for-lack-of-ceasefire-deal%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=2267216&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>President Joe \u200dBiden downplayed the possibility of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-suggests-israel-hamas-deal-is-imminent-nobody-seems-to-know-what-hes-talking-about-2\/\" title=\"Biden hints at imminent Israel-Hamas deal, but confusion persists\">imminent ceasefire deal<\/a> between Israel and Hamas, attributing the main hurdle\u2063 to Hamas&#8217; reluctance to agree to \u2063his proposed three-phase peace plan, despite presenting a similar proposal themselves. This scenario\u2064 unfolded during a press conference \u200bthat Biden held alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the G7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-trumper-adam-kinzinger-and-his-bill-gates-connection\/\" title=\"Anti-Trumper Adam Kinzinger and His Bill Gates Connection\">leaders summit<\/a> in\u200d Italy.\u200b Biden indicated \u200dthat while the proposal had support from\u2064 both the Israelis and the U.N.\u2064 Security Council, the success of the agreement largely depended on Hamas&#8217; cooperation, which remained uncertain.\u2064 Despite the setback,\u200d Biden remained hopeful but openly admitted his lack of confidence in a fast resolution when questioned about the likelihood of a near-term\u200b agreement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> downplayed expectations for a ceasefire deal between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a>, citing the terrorist organization\u2019s response to his three-phase peace proposal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is that I laid down an approach that has been endorsed by the Israelis and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.N.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/security-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Security Council<\/a>,\u201d Biden told reporters Thursday during a press conference with Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> on the sidelines of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/g7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Group of Seven<\/a> leaders summit in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest hangup so far is Hamas, which is refusing to sign up to it, even though they have submitted something similar,\u201d he said. \u201cWhether it comes to fruition remains to be seen. We are going to continue pushing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During an earlier G7 event, Biden was asked by reporters with him in Fasano whether he was confident the two sides would agree to an arrangement soon. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d he replied. \u201cI haven\u2019t lost hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-security-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>National security adviser<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jake-sullivan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jake Sullivan<\/a> described some of Hamas\u2019s counterproposals as \u201cmodest or minor\u201d and others as \u201cnot consistent\u201d with what Biden and the Security Council have endorsed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to figure out how we work to bridge the remaining gaps and get to a deal,\u201d Sullivan told reporters during a separate roundtable. \u201cWe\u2019re going to work with Qatar and Egypt. Qatar and Egypt will work with\u00a0Hamas. Qatar, Egypt, and the United States will work with Israel.\u00a0And the goal is to try to bring this to a conclusion as rapidly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t give you a timetable for that,\u201d he said. \u201cWe still believe that it is important for the world to continue to train the focus on\u00a0Hamas, who has said on behalf of the Palestinian \u2014 on behalf of, you know, its leadership and, you know, its view of what is happening in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a> \u2014 that it wants to get to a ceasefire. If, in fact, it does, there\u2019s a ceasefire on the table. They should take it and not try to push this thing in a direction where we just get to stalemate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first phase of Biden and Israel\u2019s \u201ccomprehensive\u201d road map would include a six-week ceasefire, Biden said last month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That \u201cfull and complete ceasefire\u201d would include the \u201cwithdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas of Gaza\u201d and\u00a0the release of a number of hostages, such as women, the elderly, and the wounded, in exchange for \u201chundreds\u201d of Palestinian prisoners, Biden told reporters at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Phase two would include the exchange of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-debunks-proposal-biden-claims-they-made-to-end-war\/\" title=\"Israel Rejects Biden's Claim of Proposed Solution to End War\">remaining living hostages<\/a>, such as male soldiers, and Israel withdrawing from Gaza. The third phase would include \u201ca major reconstruction plan for Gaza\u201d and \u201cany final remains of hostages who\u2019ve been killed\u201d being \u201creturned to their families,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden tempered hopes for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, attributing the setback to Hamas&#8217;s reaction to his three-phase peace plan. &#8220;I presented a strategy approved by both the Israelis and the U.N. Security Council,&#8221; Biden stated in a press conference with Ukrainian officials on Thursday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2267217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/biden-g7-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2267216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/biden-g7-1-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267216","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2267216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2267217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2267216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2267216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2267216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}