Biden urges Hamas to accept Israel's latest proposal to end war in Gaza

>> President Biden today detailed a proposal that would release Israeli hostages in gaza in exchange for a cease-fire. He called on hamas to accept the deal and said it would lead to the end of the war. >> It is time to begin this new stage. Bring the hostages home. Let Israel be secure. Let the suffering stop. It is time for this war to end. For the day after to begin. >> Are foreign affairs correspondent is following this. >> This is an Israeli proposal. Israel would release detainees. Including those convicted of terrorism. Israel would allow more humanitarian aid. Israeli forces would withdraw from gaza. Israel was basically threatening to restart the war. Now they are promising to hold fire beyond phase I, beyond six weeks, as long as hamas continues negotiations. Phase 3 would be the return of hostages. And a reconstruction of gaza with a demilitarized hamas. Hezbollah moving back from the Lebanese border. >> How have they responded to this? >> Definitely interpreting his words as they want to see him. Hamas confirms it is ready to deal positively. And a genuine prisoner swap. That first statement a response came from Benjamin Netanyahu. He called for a transition from phase one to phase two. He left the possibility of the war continuing. And that Israel gets to decide when we move from a temporary cease-fire to a permanent cease-fire. President Biden implicitly rebutted that argument today. He said for the first time that Israel had degraded hamas to the point where it can launch -- not launch another attack. U.S. Officials have been worried about Benjamin Netanyahu not having a plan for the day after. Pursuing indefinite war in a notion of total victory. President Biden said if you do that, you will bog yourself down and further isolate yourself. That is why analysts were telling me it is not just an attempt to pressure hamas. It is an attempt to pressure the Israeli government to follow through on its own proposal and see it through. Netanyahu will have his say in Washington soon. He has been invited to give a joint statement to congress. >> Thank you >> >> For the great reporting. Thank you. ♪♪

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Published: Fri May 31 2024