US President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday of the danger of not reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza by the month of Ramadan.
Biden said in statements to reporters while he was in the US state of Maryland, that “the deal for the detainees and reaching a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip is now in the hands of Hamas.”
He added: “There must be a ceasefire, otherwise the situation will become very dangerous during the month of Ramadan,” and stressed: “More aid must enter Gaza, and there are no excuses for that.”
For its part, Hamas accused Israel of practicing “procrastination tactics” in dealing with ceasefire initiatives.
Hamas leader Osama Hamdan said that there would be no exchange of detainees until after the ceasefire was announced.
