Crockett Statement on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement following the news that Israel’s cabinet has approved the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal mediated by the Biden Administration, Egypt, and Qatar. 

“After 15 months of horror, the news of an impending ceasefire agreement between the Israeli government and Hamas is a great step towards halting the fighting in Gaza, providing much needed assistance to Palestinian civilians, and reuniting hostages with their families after more than a year in captivity. I applaud the Biden-Harris Administration and the Qatari and Egyptian governments' intensive diplomatic efforts. I am hopeful that all parties will swiftly accept the terms of this deal to officially bring an end to a chapter of egregious violence unleashed upon the civilian populations of Gaza and Israel.

“Even as we welcome this news, we must not forget all the families whose loved ones were killed in Hamas’s October 7th attack, and the many innocent people killed in the war that followed—the majority of whom were Palestinian women and children. It is long past time for the fighting to end and the work of building peace and security to begin. A permanent, lasting peace is the only way forward to ensure the futures of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, and it is incumbent on our government to do all it can to help secure that lasting peace.”