Joe Biden supports Gaza ceasefire deal in Eid message

US President Joe Biden used his Eid al-Adha message to Muslims to argue for a US-backed ceasefire deal. Gazasaying Sunday that it was the best way to help civilians suffering from the “horrors of the war between Hamas and Israel.”

“Too many innocent people have been killed, including thousands of children. Families have fled their homes and seen their communities destroyed. Their pain is immense. » Biden said in a statement.

“I firmly believe that the three-phase ceasefire proposal that Israel made to Hamas and that the UN The Security Council has approved the best way to end the violence in Gaza and, ultimately, the war,” he added.

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THE UNITED STATES has pressured Israel and Hamas to formally accept the ceasefire agreement adopted by Security Council members last week, which would allow an initial six-week pause in fighting.

Eid al-Adha, which marks Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son to God, saw a rare day of relative calm in Gaza after Israel announced a “tactical pause” in fighting near Rafah to ease the delivery of aid.

The president highlighted American efforts to “defend the rights of other Muslim communities” facing persecution, including Rohingya In Burma and the Uighurs in China.

He said that “we are also working to bring a peaceful resolution to the horrific conflict in Sudan”, which has been plagued by fighting between the country’s army and a rival paramilitary group since April 2023.

Domestically, Biden’s message on Sunday also promised a crackdown on Islamophobia in a direct appeal to American Muslims, an important demographic in the Democrat’s re-election campaign against his Republican rival. Donald Trump.

“My administration is creating a national strategy to combat Islamophobia and related forms of bias and discrimination, which affect not only Muslims, but also Arab, Sikh and South Asian Americans,” Biden said .