JUST IN: Biden commends Israel over ceasefire agreement with Gaza

The 46th president of the Unites State has commended the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and emphasised the US will continue to militarily support Israel.

Recall that Biden has earlier called for a ceasefire over the killing going on between the warring duo.

“The United States fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket attacks by Hamas and other Gaza-based terrorist groups that have taken the lives of innocent civilians.

“These hostilities have resulted in tragic deaths of so many civilians, including children, and I send my sincere condolences to all the families, Israeli and Palestinian, who have lost loved ones,” he said.

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However, speaking in a telephone call with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, Biden said he “commended” the Israelis for bringing the immediate conflict to an end after 11 days and assured Netanyahu of continuing the US military support.

Biden said he had spoken with Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas as part of an “intense diplomatic engagement”.

The U.S. leader said he thanked the Egyptians for their role in brokering the agreement.

Biden said the U.S. would work with the UN and other international organisations to “provide rapid humanitarian assistance” for the people of Gaza.

“We will do this in full partnership with the Palestinian Authority, not Hamas in a manner that does not permit Hamas to simply restock its military arsenal.