Following US President Joe Biden’s comment that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a ceasefire deal with Hamas, Israeli media is quoting a senior Israeli official as saying that Biden’s remarks were “puzzling”, Al Jazeera reports.

The official, who is part of Netanyahu’s office, said the PM agreed to the US proposal “as early as May 31 and to the US bridging proposal on August 16”.

Biden’s comment “is especially dangerous when it is made just days after Hamas executed six Israeli hostages, including an American citizen”, the official added.

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