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Why the ceasefire proposal Biden announced for Gaza has stalled

US President Joe Biden unveiled a detailed plan to end the war in Gaza from the White House last week, but four days later, neither Israel nor Hamas have signed the plan.

The delay on Israel’s side is all the more awkward for the US because the Biden administration has cast the proposal as an Israeli proposal.

In the first of three phases, Biden laid out there would be a six-week ceasefire in Gaza and the withdrawal of all Israeli forces from all population centres.

Read more: Why the ceasefire proposal Biden announced for Gaza has stalled

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