{"id":75710,"date":"2024-08-16T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/0faa7781c1b63aea23b798fba368623c"},"modified":"2024-08-16T18:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T18:00:10","slug":"biden-says-admin-is-closer-than-weve-ever-been-to-cease-fire-deal-in-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/biden-says-admin-is-closer-than-weve-ever-been-to-cease-fire-deal-in-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden says admin is ‘closer than we’ve ever been’ to cease-fire deal in Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Biden<\/span> claims a cease-fire deal in the Middle East is closer than ever.<\/p>\n

Biden made the surprise announcement after signing a proclamation establishing a national monument in memorial of the Springfield 1908 Race Riot<\/span> \u2014 a live event to which he arrived noticeably late.<\/p>\n

“One of the reasons I was late for y’all is because I was dealing with the cease-fire effort in the Middle East,” Biden told the guests and reporters inside the Oval Office. “And we are closer than we’ve ever been.”<\/p>\n

ISRAEL ACCUSES IRAN OF SMUGGLING WEAPONS INTO JORDAN AS REGION BRACES FOR POSSIBLE RETALIATORY STRIKE<\/u><\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Biden says that a cease-fire in the Israel region is closer than ever. <\/span> (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“I don’t want to jinx anything. But as my grandfather said \u2014 by the grace of God and with a lot of luck, we might have something,” he continued. “But we’re not there yet. We’re much, much closer than we were three days ago.”<\/p>\n

A senior Iranian security official has warned that Iran will attack<\/u><\/span> Israel if its talks with Hamas for a cease-fire in Gaza fall apart, a report says. <\/p>\n

HAMAS REFUSES TO ATTEND GAZA CEASE-FIRE TALKS AS BIDEN SAYS IT’S ‘STILL POSSIBLE’ TO REACH DEAL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Iranians burn a representation of the Israeli flag during the funeral ceremony of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard, who were killed in an assassination blamed on Israel, at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran.<\/span> (Majid Saeedi\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The official, speaking to Reuters, said Iran and its allies, including Hezbollah, would also launch a direct attack on the Jewish State if it believes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government is dragging out negotiations with the Palestinian terrorist group. <\/p>\n

Only Israel and Hamas reaching a cease-fire deal would hold Iran back from a direct strike against Israel in the wake of the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in late July, three senior Iranian officials told Reuters,<\/u><\/span> but the news agency notes that the sources did not say how long Iran would let the talks progress before deciding to take any action. <\/p>\n

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After signing the proclamation, President Biden told the guests and reporters that he was late to the event because the administration is \u2018closer than [they\u2019ve] ever been’ to a cease-fire deal in the Middle East.<\/span> (Photo by Andrew Caballero-ReymoldsAFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Hamas said Sunday<\/u><\/span> that it would not participate in new negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza this week unless mediators present a plan based on previous talks. Talks are expected to resume on Thursday. <\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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