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The president of the United States, Joe Biden, that of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, and another fifteen world leaders They called this Thursday on the terrorist group Hamas to accept the truce proposal that is on the table and to which Israel would have already given its approval, on the condition that it begins to release the hostages it still has in its possession since the October 7 attack.
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“As leaders of countries Deeply concerned about the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, including many of our own citizens, we fully support the movement towards a ceasefire agreement and hostage release on the table” formulated by Biden last Friday, reads the joint statement, which the White House has published.
In this sense, the signatory leaders, among whom are also the Spanish Pedro Sánchez, the Frenchman, Emmanuel Macron; the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz; the Argentine president, Javier Milei; and the Brazilian, Luiz Inazio Lula da Silva; they defend that “There is no time to lose” and they demand that “Hamas close this agreement, with which Israel is willing to move forward, and begin the process of releasing” the hostages.
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Likewise, also They call on Israeli leaders “at this decisive moment,” as well as Hamas leaders, to “make whatever final commitments are necessary.” to close this agreement and bring relief” to both the families of the hostages and the Israeli and Palestinian civilian population.
“It is time for the war to end and this agreement is the necessary starting point,” emphasize the 17 signatory leaders, which emphasize that the proposal on the table would lead to “an immediate ceasefire and the rehabilitation of Gaza along with security guarantees for Israelis and Palestinians and opportunities for a more durable long-term peace and a two-state solution.”
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In addition to the aforementioned leaders, Those from Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Thailand and the United Kingdom also subscribe to the joint call.
