Ipse by Tag - ceasefire

Osama Hamdan

Inserted 23 hours ago

“Hamas is still ready to deal positively with any ceasefire proposal that ends the war. Famine continues to threaten the lives of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, especially in Gaza City and the northern areas, blaming Israel for not allowing in food, water, medicine, and fuel. Many international organisations have confirmed that the population of the Gaza Strip, which numbers 2.3 million people, needs the delivery of at least 500 aid trucks per day.”

Aljazeera

Senior Hamas spokesperson

29 Jun 2024 6 3

Marwan Bishara

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“He [Blinken] said the two proposals are virtually the same. But I will name you two important differences: One is that the Hamas proposal calls for the end of Israel's siege; the proposal outlined by the US does not. What's the point of this war or the past 20 years of four wars against Gaza if we're going to go back to square one where Israel imposes a siege on Gaza? So the Hamas proposal suggested ending the Israeli siege on Gaza. This new proposal does not. Two, there's the key difference between a permanent and temporary ceasefire. This proposal speaks of a temporary ceasefire. Hamas presented a permanent ceasefire. The difference lies in phase two, which says that Israel will withdraw from the Gaza Strip upon the agreement of the parties - which means Israel will have to agree. And there's every proof and demonstration that Israel does not want to end the war, and it keeps saying that this resolution will allow it to achieve its war objectives.”

Aje

Senior political analyst at Al Jazeera

12 Jun 2024 6 2

Daniel Levy

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“This demand for a full withdrawal is not new. It is in the paper, it is in the proposal, it is even in the UN resolution. This is part of any deal. The question being posed is what kind of commitment that you as a mediator - namely the US - are you making to your own plan in all its phases. Because what has prevented a breakthrough is whether this is an actual ceasefire or is this a temporary pause followed by more deaths, horror and destruction. Israel's answer has been unequivocal: the war would continue - even as the US said otherwise. That is the question that not just Hamas and Islamic Jihad are asking, but the whole world is asking.”

Aje

President of the U.S./Middle East Project and former Israeli peace negotiator

11 Jun 2024 6 1

Antony Blinken

Inserted 2 weeks ago

“My message to governments throughout the region, to people throughout the region, is if you want a ceasefire, press Hamas to say yes.”

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U.S. Secretary of State

10 Jun 2024 2 1

Emmanuel Macron

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“France wants to achieve an immediate ceasefire and open up the prospect of a political solution to the conflict. [It's] the only one that can bring about a fair and lasting peace and meet the security concerns of both people, that is why we are supporting the comprehensive proposal of the United States of America. After nine months of conflict, the situation in Rafah and the human consequences are unacceptable. It is not acceptable that Israel should not open all checkpoints to humanitarian aid as requested by the international community for months.”

Aje

President of France

08 Jun 2024 6 1

Colin Clarke

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“There is something to critics who have called the US a bit apocryphal in the way they're supporting Ukraine but also continuing unfettered support to Israel when there are real questions about the [Israeli army's] conduct in Gaza. There's a lot of soul-searching going on within the Biden administration. That's going to be another important factor come November - Biden's Gaza policy and what happens next with this attempt to bring a ceasefire to Gaza and figure out a post-conflict scenario.”

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Senior research fellow at the US-based Soufan Centre

07 Jun 2024 6 3

Sultan Barakat

Inserted 3 weeks ago

“Everybody is calling for a ceasefire. So it's very unlikely that they will go as far as hitting Lebanon hard enough for them to deter these skirmishes. The only option in front of them is to continue to do small exchanges of fire. And this is what has been going on since October 7. I think taking the temperature to a level where he attacks Lebanon in a substantive way and then being at the receiving end of Hezbollah's missiles will be a big mistake.”

Aje

Professor of public policy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University

06 Jun 2024 3 2

Omar Baddar

Inserted 4 weeks ago

“This is a proposal that was effectively present from day one. Since October to this day, this is effectively the deal that was on the table, and it was Israeli rejectionism that kept us from achieving that deal where there's an end in the war in exchange for hostages and prisoners. President Biden understands having this war drag well past his election is not going to be something that actually works for him politically. … I think that this is why he's putting his foot down at this point and placing enormous pressure upon Israel to accept the ceasefire deal. He's presenting it as an Israeli offer, interestingly enough, but I think that's more of a means to try to put Netanyahu in a spot where it becomes more difficult for him to say no to this. Because we know that this is the deal Netanyahu has already said no to.”

Aje

US-based political analyst

31 May 2024 6 4

James Bays

Inserted 1 month ago

“The ICC deals with only serious crimes but when you hear what is detailed on both sides, it really is sobering. On the Israeli side, he is naming the prime minister and the defence minister but says this was a state policy, this was official government policy to use starvation as a method of war. I think it is interesting that he's decided to make this public at this stage because the other important decision by Khan [Karim Khan] in the last couple of years is when he brought an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin and his children's commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, in March 2023. At that stage, there were arrest warrants. We're not at this stage; he's gone public saying there should be arrest warrants and he needs to go to the judges. Last time, he had already gone to the judges and it was made public that the judges had approved the recommendation. I can't tell you the reason why, but perhaps he's trying to force an end to the violence by speaking out as early as possible and trying to force efforts for a ceasefire. That seems to be a possibility - why he's decided to act this way.”

Aje

Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor

20 May 2024 10 1

Bernie Sanders

Inserted 1 month ago

“The US must now use ALL its leverage to demand an immediate ceasefire, the end of the attacks on Rafah, and the immediate delivery of massive amounts of humanitarian aid to people living in desperation. Our leverage is clear. Over the years, the United States has provided tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Israel.”

Aljazeera

Vermont Senator

08 May 2024 4 5

António Guterres

Inserted 1 month ago

“I appeal to all those with influence over Israel to do everything in their power to help avert even more tragedy. The international community has a shared responsibility to promote a humanitarian ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages and a massive surge in life-saving aid. It is time for the parties to seize the opportunity and secure a deal for the sake of their own people.”

Aje

Secretary-general of the United Nations

07 May 2024 4 1

Ayman Safadi

Inserted 1 month ago

“Tremendous effort has been made to produce an exchange deal that'll release hostages and realize a ceasefire. Hamas has put out an offer. If Netanyahu genuinely wants a deal, he will negotiate the offer in earnest. Instead, he is jeopardizing the deal by bombing Rafah.”

Aje

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan

06 May 2024 5 2

Mahjoob Zweiri

Inserted 1 month ago

“What we have witnessed in the past few hours is that they talk about an agreement on the first stage. It could be understood that Hamas wants to release itself from the pressure globally, including the United States. So, they are giving concessions on the first stage, which leads to 40 days of ceasefire and exchange of captives. I think 33 old and sick captives. And then moving on to other stages. But we are seeing that we are going back to the main conditions, which means we are still talking about the main principles [complete ceasefire and withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza] that Hamas talked about. As the time of some sort of agreement on the first stage came, the Israeli military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to say actually, there is no agreement: We will go to Rafah regardless of any agreement. It reflects the divisions within the Israelis and crisis within the Israeli politics. On the other hand, Hamas has been more cautious. They do not want to show real progress made but they also do not want to say things have not changed. I think it's obvious some change has happened otherwise we would not expect [CIA chief] William Burns to be in the region.”

Aje

Professor of contemporary Middle East politics at Qatar University

04 May 2024 11 4

Nour Odeh

Inserted 2 months ago

“For a while, there was a lot of cautious optimism up until this morning, and then the prime minister announced he will order an invasion of Rafah with or without a deal - in essence trampling all of these ceasefire talks. This is what the families of the captives had feared. This is what the negotiators feared. Netanyahu's comments came after he held meetings with the most right-wing members of his coalition government, including Itamar Ben-Gvir. It's interesting, every time Blinken comes to the region - catching the tailwind of some optimism - something like this happens, and he ends up going home with nothing to show for all this political momentum.”

Aje

Palestinian political analyst based in Ramallah

30 Apr 2024 6 2

Osama Hamdan

Inserted 2 months ago

“It's clear from the Israeli paper that they are still insisting on two major issues. They don't want a complete ceasefire and they are not talking, in a serious way, about the withdrawal from Gaza. In fact, they are still talking about their presence … which means that they will keep continuing [occupying] Gaza. We have serious questions for the mediators. If there [are] positive answers, I think we can move forward. Stopping the attacks against Palestinians is not generous [Blinken claimed that the Israeli proposal was an 'extraordinarily generous' offer]. The attack itself is a crime, so when you stop a crime, you can't claim that it's a generous action from the Israeli side.”

Aje

Senior Hamas spokesperson

29 Apr 2024 5 1

Yi Wang

Inserted 2 months ago

“No conflict or war ends on the battlefield, but rather at the negotiating table. China supports the convening at an appropriate time of an international peace conference that is acceptable to the Russian and Ukrainian sides with the participation of all parties equally. There, peace plans can be discussed, fairly, to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible. We must always insist on an objective and just position, there is no magic wand to solve the crisis. All parties should start with themselves.”

Aljazeera

State Councillor and China's foreign minister

25 Apr 2024 8 1

Ismail Haniyeh

Inserted 2 months ago

“Despite dozens of sessions and communications exchanged via our mediators, the Zionist enemy until this point has not agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza. All they want is the return of captives so they can continue the war on Gaza - and this cannot be. They want Hamas and the resistance to agree to maps referencing the deployment of the Israeli army as if to say we are legitimising the occupation of the Strip. There must be a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.”

Aje

Hamas leader

21 Apr 2024 (approx) 7 2

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Inserted 2 months ago

“Attacks and hostilities have left Nasser Medical Complex, Al-Amal and Al-Khair hospitals non-functional. These facilities have no oxygen supply, water, electricity or sewage system. The team saw that the Nasser Medical Complex warehouse - which supplies many hospitals in the south - was burning, and severely damaged. It is estimated that fire has destroyed the majority of supplies, including a substantial amount of essential medicines and medical and trauma supplies provided by WHO and partners. The once robust health system in Gaza is broken. WHO and partners stand ready to support reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts, but we need a ceasefire. Nothing else can bring a lasting and humane outcome.”

Aje

Director-General of the World Health Organization

11 Apr 2024 5 1

Joe Biden

Inserted 2 months ago

“I think what he's [Benjamin Netanyahu] doing is a mistake. I don't agree with his approach. So what I'm calling for is the Israelis to just call for a ceasefire, allow for the next six, eight weeks, a total access to all food and medicine going into the country. I've spoken to everyone from the Saudis to the Jordanians to the Egyptians. They're prepared to move this food in. There's no excuse to not provide for the medical and food needs of those people. It should be done now.”

Aljazeera

President of the United States

09 Apr 2024 3 3

Tess Duncan

Inserted 2 months ago

“I visited four hospitals in the last five days, and I can tell you that every medical director has told me about the impact of the lack of resources and the lack of staff. They're running at four times capacity. Children are dying due to infections. Children are dying from malnutrition. There's just not enough staff and resources to go around. … That's why we have to rush this aid in, and that's why we need a ceasefire.”

Aje

UNICEF spokesperson

08 Apr 2024 4 2

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“My message to governments throughout the region, to people throughout the region, is if you want a ceasefire, press Hamas to say yes.”

“Tremendous effort has been made to produce an exchange deal that'll release hostages and realize a ceasefire. Hamas has put out an offer. If Netanyahu genuinely wants a deal, he will negotiate the offer in earnest. Instead, he is jeopardizing the deal by bombing Rafah.”

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