Joint Statement by the US, Egypt and Qatar
US President Joe Biden, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued a joint statement calling for the resumption of ceasefire and prisoner exchange talks between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on August 15. The new phase of negotiations is expected to begin in Cairo, Egypt or Doha, Qatar.
In a joint statement by the US, Egypt and Qatar, “The time has come to immediately end the long ordeal that the people of Gaza and the hostages, along with their families, have been going through.”The statement was included. “A ceasefire must be reached and an agreement must be reached to release the hostages. It is important that no further time is lost and that the parties do not produce excuses that will lead to delays.”It was said.
It was emphasized that the teams worked for months for the framework agreement currently on the table. In the statement, “It is now time to take action to determine the details of implementing the framework agreement in question.”It was stated that the framework agreement was based on the proposals announced by Biden on May 31.
The joint statement stated that there is a need to fill the remaining gaps in a way that meets the expectations of all parties and emphasized that the mediating countries are ready to assist in this regard. It was also announced that Israel and Hamas are invited to meet in Cairo or Doha on Wednesday and Thursday next week to fill the remaining gaps.
President Biden announced on May 31 that Israel had presented a new ceasefire proposal consisting of three stages. Although Biden stated that this proposal belonged to Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “We will continue our attacks in Gaza until the specified targets are achieved.”In his speech to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the House of Representatives on June 3, Netanyahu said, “There are significant gaps between what Israel is proposing and what Biden is proposing.”He made the following evaluations.
