Biden Calls Death of Hamas Leader Sinwar a "Moment of Justice"

Ceasefire Negotiations in Gaza Strip Likely to Resume

U.S. President Joe Biden called the death of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Palestinian armed faction Hamas, a "moment of justice" on the 18th (local time).

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Visiting Berlin, Germany, President Biden said at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, "The death of the Hamas leader yesterday was a moment of justice," adding, "It has given us an opportunity to seek a better future for the Gaza Strip without Hamas."

When news of Sinwar's death was reported during his trip to Germany the previous afternoon, President Biden issued a statement saying, "Now there is an opportunity for a political solution that can provide a better future for both Israel and Palestine in the Gaza Strip, which is no longer governed by Hamas."

This appears to clearly express the U.S. government's intention to resume the stalled ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip following Sinwar's death.

President Biden, Chancellor Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will discuss ways to resolve the Middle East conflict and support Ukraine in Berlin this afternoon.

Meanwhile, President Biden, who will retire in January next year, received Germany's highest honor, the "Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic," from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Bellevue Palace, the German presidential residence, on the morning of the same day. So far, the only U.S. president to have received this honor was George H. W. Bush (Father Bush).