Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday called for Israel and Hamas to accept the six-week cease-fire agreement proposed by US, Qatari, and Egyptian negotiators to take effect immediately.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday called for Israel and Hamas to accept the six-week cease-fire agreement proposed by US, Qatari, and Egyptian negotiators to take effect immediately.
The proposal calls for a 40-day pause in fighting in Gaza, during which Israel’s government would release some Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the terrorists freeing hostages — an arrangement like the one that fueled the Mideast war’s temporary truce in November.
“The threat that Hamas poses to the people of Israel must be eliminated, and given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate cease-fire for at least the next six weeks,” Harris said at a civil-rights event in Selma, Ala.
“Hamas claims it wants a cease-fire. Well, there is a deal on the table,” the veep said.” And as we have said, Hamas needs to agree to that deal.”
Harris said a temporary truce needs to be enacted as soon as possible to free the 134 remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and avoid a further humanitarian crisis for Palestinians struggling to receive aid in war-torn Gaza.
