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US President Biden calls on Israel to withdraw troops from Egypt-Gaza border

TB (according to VNA) August 24, 2024 06:42

Prime Minister Netanyahu partially accepted President Biden's request during a phone call between the two leaders on August 21 and agreed to withdraw Israeli troops from a position on the Egypt-Gaza border.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

According to information from the Axios website on August 23, US President Joe Biden asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to withdraw Israeli troops from the Gaza border with Egypt as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement so that negotiations can continue.

According to Axios, three Israeli officials said Prime Minister Netanyahu partially accepted President Biden's request made during a phone call between the two leaders on August 21 and agreed to withdraw Israeli troops from a position on the Egypt-Gaza border.

On the same day, August 23, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that negotiations in Cairo on a ceasefire in Gaza had progressed, and confirmed that CIA Director William Burns had participated in these negotiations.

"The talks have progressed, now we need both sides to work together and work towards implementation" of the ceasefire, Mr. John Kirby said, adding that the talks on August 22 were preliminary in nature before entering into deeper discussions.

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