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by i24 News
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a Hanukkah reception at the White House in Washington, US, Dec. 11, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
i24 News – President Joe Biden on Friday said the it is “looking tough” for a temporary ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas to be secured by the start of Ramadan on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters after visiting a family near Philadelphia, Biden expressed his particular concerns over the potential spike of violence in East Jerusalem.
Earlier on Friday, Hamas urged the group’s supporters to mobilize toward the Al-Aqsa Mosque at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, a flashpoint for violence during Ramadan in the past years.
Biden’s statement comes after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Hamas was now weighing the decision on the ceasefire-hostage deal. “The ball is in their court. We’re working intensely on it, and we’ll see what they do,” he stated.
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According to Blinken, Washington remains “intensely focused” on securing the deal before Ramadan’s beginning, while hostages’ captivity has recently passed the five-month mark.
