US Vice President Kamala Harris has asked Israel’s cabinet members to speed up the ceasefire process. He also urged that all kinds of humanitarian aid should be ensured for Palestinian citizens. Kamala Harris met with former Israeli Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Benny Gantz on Monday to call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
A readout of the meeting, released by the White House, said Vice President Kamala Harris discussed the urgency of achieving a hostage deal and welcomed Israel’s approach to the hostage negotiations.
He said, Israel has called on Hamas to accept all their conditions. According to these terms, all hostages are to be released and a six-week ceasefire is to be imposed immediately after the release.
A readout of the meeting released by the White House said that Kamala Harris expressed her deep concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The Vice President also expressed his deepest condolences on the recent tragedy surrounding an aid convoy in northern Gaza. An aid convoy in northern Gaza was attacked when several Palestinians were trying to get food and more than a hundred people were killed in the incident.
More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel began its offensive.
The Israeli army said on Sunday that most of the dead were due to the stampede, while local health authorities run by Palestine said those who had been sent to hospitals were shot. went
The readout further stated that Vice President Kamala Harris urged Benny Gantz to work with the United States and international partners to take additional measures to increase the flow of humanitarian aid from Israel to Gaza and ensure its safe delivery to those in need. .
The visit by former Israeli Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Benny Gantz comes amid a growing rift between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The rift between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu has grown over how to handle the war. Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu are political rivals. But the two have reached a deal, under which they agree to share power in planning military operations against Hamas.
