March 06, 2024 09:32 am | Updated 05:59 pm IST - Gaza Strip, Palestinian TerritoriesU.S. President Joe Biden on March 5 called on Hamas to accept a Gaza ceasefire deal by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, while the Palestinian militant group warned talks for a truce and hostage release cannot go on "indefinitely". Mr. Biden warned Hamas to agree to a Gaza ceasefire by Ramadan, after his top diplomat, Antony Blinken, urged it to accept an "immediate ceasefire". "There's got to be a ceasefire because Ramadan — if we get into circumstances where this continues to Ramadan, Israel and Jerusalem could be very, very dangerous." 'We want to eat and live'As conditions in Gaza deteriorate, Israel has also faced increasingly sharp rebukes from Washington. Israel has said it believes 130 of the original 250 captives remain in Gaza, but that 31 have been killed.

Source: The Hindu March 06, 2024 09:03 UTC