Egyptian Defense
US president's plea comes ahead of expected cease-fire negotiations this weekend in Cairo.
U.S. President Joe Biden wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar on Friday to urge them to press Hamas to work out a deal with Israel for the release of hostages as part of a broader cease-fire agreement.
The request came ahead of this weekend's expected talks in Cairo between negotiators from the U.S., Israel, Egypt and Qatar — in an effort to strike a new deal to stop the fighting nearly six months after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas sparked Israel's retaliation.
Biden wrote letters to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the Qatar's Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani urging them "to secure commitments from Hamas to agree and abide by a deal," a senior U.S. administration official said, according to AP, AFP and Reuters.
U.S. President Joe Biden wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar on Friday to urge them to press Hamas to work out a deal with Israel for the release of hostages as part of a broader cease-fire agreement.
The request came ahead of this weekend's expected talks in Cairo between negotiators from the U.S., Israel, Egypt and Qatar — in an effort to strike a new deal to stop the fighting nearly six months after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas sparked Israel's retaliation.
Biden wrote letters to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the Qatar's Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani urging them "to secure commitments from Hamas to agree and abide by a deal," a senior U.S. administration official said, according to AP, AFP and Reuters.
