- President Biden, who took all of last week off and went on vacation, staying in a billionaire’s $38 million mansion on Tantucket, says he should get credit for the Hamas-Israeli truce extension.
- Biden expressed his gratitude to Middle Eastern leaders for their crucial role in extending the humanitarian pause in Gaza.
- As the Israel-Hamas conflict approaches its second month, Biden emphasized his active involvement in ensuring the ongoing success of this deal, which was achieved through extensive U.S. mediation and diplomacy.
The president highlighted that this pause has allowed for a significant increase in humanitarian assistance to be provided to the innocent civilians suffering in the Gaza strip. He underscored the United States’ long-standing commitment as the primary provider of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people.
“I have remained deeply engaged over the last few days to ensure that this deal—brokered and sustained through extensive U.S. mediation and diplomacy—can continue to deliver results,” Biden said in a statement.
The president also noted that the pause enabled “a significant surge in additional humanitarian assistance to the innocent civilians who are suffering across the Gaza strip,” and that the U.S. has worked for years to be the “largest funder of humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people.”
“We are taking full advantage of the pause in fighting to increase the amount of humanitarian aid moving into Gaza, and we will continue our efforts to build a future of peace and dignity for the Palestinian people,” Biden’s press release continued.
“Today, I want to again thank Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar, and President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt for their commitment to this process and in reaching the agreement for an extension over the next 48 hours,” the statement added. “We will not stop until all of the hostages held by Hamas terrorists are released.”
In conveying his gratitude, President Biden specifically thanked Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar, and President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt for their unwavering commitment to this process. He acknowledged their significant contributions in reaching the agreement for a 48-hour extension, underlining the administration’s determination to secure the release of all hostages held by Hamas terrorists.
