United States President Joe Biden’s explanation of a new Gaza ceasefire proposal was “not accurate,” NBC News reported on Monday, citing a senior Israeli official. According to the report, Israel did not change its conditions for a ceasefire and did not agree to withdraw its forces from Gaza. “Israel has not changed its conditions to reach a permanent ceasefire. That will only happen after our objectives are met including destroying Hamas’s military and governing capabilities,” the source told the media outlet.
Additionally, the official also said that the plan presented by Biden is not Israeli, adding that it was a proposal made by mediators to which Israel had introduced amendments. “It’s strange that they say it’s an Israeli proposal and at the same time that Israel needs to agree to it,” the source concluded.