Biden says there would be a ceasefire in Gaza ‘tomorrow’ if Hamas frees hostages

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  • 12 May, 2024
  • 07:59
Biden says there would be a ceasefire in Gaza ‘tomorrow’ if Hamas frees hostages

US President Joe Biden said Saturday that a ceasefire in the ongoing war in Gaza would be possible as soon as “tomorrow” if Hamas released 128 hostages held since the terror group’s October 7 massacre, Report informs.

“There would be a ceasefire tomorrow if Hamas would release the hostages,” Biden said at a fundraiser outside Seattle, at the home of a former Microsoft executive, after avoiding the topic at three similar events on Friday.

“Israel said it’s up to Hamas, if they wanted to do it, we could end it tomorrow. And the ceasefire would begin tomorrow,” Biden told the crowd of about 100 people.

The US president raised the issue after warning Israel on Wednesday that he would stop supplying artillery shells and other weapons if its forces attack the city of Rafah, in southern Gaza, amid concerns about civilian casualties caused by the use of US bombs.

“If they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used… to deal with the cities,” Biden said in a televised interview with CNN.