PA doubts US commitment to Gaza ceasefire: Advisor
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A Palestinian Authority advisor criticizes the US' approach by publicly calling for a ceasefire in Gaza while simultaneously providing aid to "Israel".
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Palestinian Authority Advisor Mahmoud al-Habbash is seen here during an interview with the Kuwait News Agency, on February 3, 2024. (Facebook/@dr.mahmoudalhabbash)
The Palestinian Authority is doubtful about Washington's true intentions concerning the war on Gaza as it calls for a ceasefire on the one hand, and continues to back "Israel" on the other, an advisor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Sputnik on Wednesday.
"We have lots of doubts regarding America’s position. We are convinced that the US bears full responsibility for the aggression and its continuation because it covers up for Israel’s crimes, giving it the green light to continue the war," Mahmoud Al-Habbash said.
On Monday, the UN Security Council voted 14 to zero, with one abstention, to adopt a US-proposed resolution that calls for an "immediate, full and complete ceasefire" in Gaza.
Al-Habbash said that the United States rejected three draft resolutions to this effect in the Security Council.
"Now they allowed for such a resolution to be adopted. But the real problem is how it will be implemented. America won't allow a ceasefire to happen as long as it is giving Israel the green light to continue its aggression," he added.
Hamas clarifies position on Biden's proposal
The US-drafted text urges the Palestinian Resistance movement, Hamas, to accept the ceasefire proposal announced by President Joe Biden on May 31, which Washington stated had been accepted by "Israel".
Russia abstained from voting on "the so-called deal," citing a lack of clarity regarding the specifics of what "Israel" had agreed to.
During the vote, the Israeli envoy to the UN stated that "Israel" would only cease its attacks once it had achieved its alleged objectives of "defeating Hamas and ensuring that Gaza would not pose a threat to Israel in the future."
Earlier this month, the Hamas movement sent an explanatory memorandum addressing indirect negotiations with the Israeli occupation government following Biden's statement on the ceasefire proposal. The memorandum came to clarify that President Biden's calls to end the war, withdraw occupying forces, facilitate aid, repatriate displaced persons, and initiate reconstruction have been countered by ambiguous statements from officials in both the occupation government and the US administration.
