Islamic Jihad leader: US doesn't want war to end

The deputy secretary of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement said the US is seeking only a temporary pause in fighting but not an end to the war. 

Speaking from Beirut, Muhammad al-Hindi accused the US of bias towards Israel in the ongoing ceasefire talks, saying Washington was motivated by fears of a regional escalation. 

"The goal of the current effort is to achieve a humanitarian truce and release captives only, not to stop the war," Hindi said.