Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) expressed concern Wednesday that Israel was “coerced” into its ceasefire settlement with Palestinian militant group Hamas.
The ceasefire settlement, unveiled Wednesday, is predicted to start Sunday, with its first section together with a six-week ceasefire, in addition to Hamas releasing 33 hostages out of an estimated 94 folks each alive and useless, that it has held for over a 12 months.
President Biden hailed the settlement on Wednesday, saying getting “to this deal has not been easy.”
“I’ve worked on foreign policy for decades. This was one of the toughest negotiations I’ve ever experienced. We reached this point because to the pressure Israel built on Hamas, backed by the United States,” he added.
White Home nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan had stated in an interview earlier this week that the U.S. was “so close to a ceasefire and hostage deal” in Gaza.
“Number one, we are so close to a ceasefire and hostage deal, and I think there is a very distinct possibility that we get it across the line this week, before President Biden leaves office,” Sullivan stated Monday.
“It’s good to see the — the violence cease,” he added. “Hopefully, that continues, but we [need to] see all the hostages released; we [need to] see all the hostages accounted for.”
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