Middle East crisis live: Biden calls on Hamas to accept ceasefire deal as talks head into fourth day

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The US president says the deal is ‘in the hands of Hamas right now’; Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump expresses support for Israel’s war in Gaza

US President Joe Biden called on Hamas on Tuesday to accept a Gaza ceasefire deal by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Envoys from Hamas and the US have been meeting Qatari and Egyptian mediators in Cairo for negotiations over a six-week truce.

It’s in the hands of Hamas right now …

There’s got to be a ceasefire because Ramadan – if we get into circumstances where this continues to Ramadan, Israel and Jerusalem could be very, very dangerous.

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