U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit the Middle East and try to persuade Israel and Palestine’s Hamas to sign a truce. U.S. President Barack Obama informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Kerry’s visit in a telephone conversation, ITAR-TASS reports.The U.S. emphasized condemnation of Hamas’ attacks on Israel and reiterated that Israel had the right for self-defense. Obama expressed concerns about growing losses of Palestinian civilians and Israeli forces.Kerry will visit Cairo and try to persuade the conflicting sides to revive the November 2012 ceasefire agreement. Obama emphasized that the U.S. will continue cooperation with Israel and partners in the region to reach a cease-fire agreement and noted that civilians in the Gaza Strip and Israel needed protection.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit the Middle East and try to persuade Israel and Palestine’s Hamas to sign a truce. U.S. President Barack Obama informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Kerry’s visit in a telephone conversation, ITAR-TASS reports.
The U.S. emphasized condemnation of Hamas’ attacks on Israel and reiterated that Israel had the right for self-defense. Obama expressed concerns about growing losses of Palestinian civilians and Israeli forces.
Kerry will visit Cairo and try to persuade the conflicting sides to revive the November 2012 ceasefire agreement. Obama emphasized that the U.S. will continue cooperation with Israel and partners in the region to reach a cease-fire agreement and noted that civilians in the Gaza Strip and Israel needed protection.
