Not time to call for ceasefire in Gaza; US
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US not backing calls for ceasefire in Gaza instead says 'pauses' should be considered to allow humanitarian aid
US not backing calls for ceasefire in Gaza instead says ‘pauses’ should be considered to allow humanitarian aid.
The US does not support current calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war, the White House has said.
Instead, the Biden administration said “pauses” to allow aid into Gaza should be considered.
“We do not believe that a ceasefire is the right answer right now,” said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. “We do not support a ceasefire at this time.”
Washington is “confident” of increasing the number of aid lorries entering Gaza through the Rafah crossing with Egypt to about 100 a day, Mr Kirby said.
“This first phase that we talked to the Israelis about is trying to get it up to about 100 [lorries] a day. We’re confident that we can get there in coming days,” he said.
Limited aid has entered Gaza from Egypt under a US-brokered deal, but its volume has fallen far short of the hundreds of lorries a day that aid agencies say are needed.
Israel said it was inspecting cargo to prevent weapons smuggling and guarantee that supplies are not seized by Hamas.
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Mr Kirby said 45 aid lorries had been allowed into Gaza on Sunday.
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Israel declared war on Palestinian militant group Hamas after it launched an unprecedented wave of attacks inside Israel on October 7.
More than three weeks on, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu categorically ruled out a ceasefire in Israel’s war against Hamas on Monday, as ground forces pushed into Gaza and freed one hostage.
“Calls for a ceasefire are calls for Israel to surrender to Hamas, to surrender to terrorism,” Mr Netanyahu said after demands from UN agencies for a truce.
“This will not happen,” he told foreign media, vowing his government would “fight until this battle is won”.
The UN has repeatedly called for a humanitarian truce in the violence, which the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza claims has killed more than 8,000 people, many of them children.
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