Jerusalem – Together – Three American officials said that when President Joe Biden announced a ceasefire proposal in Gaza, prepared by Israel and the United States and sent to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), he was announcing this without obtaining the approval of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Officials say that the decision to declare unilaterally, in an exceptional step taken by the United States with a close ally, was deliberate, and resulted in tightening the screws and reducing the space available for retreat for Israel and Hamas.

A senior American official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to speak freely about the negotiations, said, ‘We did not ask for permission to announce the proposal.’

He added, ‘We informed the Israelis that we would deliver a speech about the situation in Gaza. We did not go into many details about it.’

Source: Maan News Agency