President Joe Biden of the United States has made Israel’s latest offer on hostages and a truce in Gaza public, with the intention of increasing pressure on Hamas. The White House spoke about the decision, stating that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a proposal that his far-right coalition partners later threatened to bring down the government over. They accused the prime minister of trying to conceal the agreement made with the USA.
Despite mixed signals from Netanyahu reflecting turbulence within his governing coalition, the White House insisted that “the ball is in Hamas’ court.” By making the Israeli prime minister’s offer public, the American National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby emphasized the willingness of the Israelis to make a new proposal and urged Hamas to accept the deal.
According to the US State Department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, Hamas is preventing
