Gaza cease-fire talks fail to achieve a breakthrough with Ramadan just days away, Egypt says
March 6, 2024
CAIRO (AP) — Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages failed to achieve a breakthrough on Tuesday, Egyptian officials said, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the informal deadline for a deal.
The nearly five months of fighting left much of Gaza in ruins and created a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, with many, especially in the devastated northern region, scrambling for food to survive.
"We must get more aid into Gaza," U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday. "There's no excuse. None."
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