The United States accepts the possibility of extending the humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In the broadcast of the TV company on this subject NBC said Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security.
“There’s a possibility. We’d like to see it happen,” Sullivan said.
He noted that the American side believes that the final decision belongs to the Palestinian Hamas movement.
“If Hamas is ready to release an additional number of hostages, then it is also ready to extend the cessation of hostilities for several days under the terms of this agreement. “The ball is in Hamas’ court, the question is whether Hamas is ready to continue releasing hostages,” the White House spokesman added.
It was previously reported that Egypt was active. consults Discussions were held with Qatar and the USA regarding the extension of the ceasefire in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone.
25 November in Egypt stated Positive signals will be received from all parties to the Middle East conflict regarding the proposals to extend the ceasefire for another two days. According to Al Qahera News TV channel, the main goal of this initiative is to free as many people as possible from the captivity of the Palestinian Hamas movement and prisons on the territory of the Jewish state.
Previously Hamas passed Israeli officials have a list of the third group of hostages to be released on November 26.