US President Joe Biden said that Hamas must be destroyed, but the Palestinian state must be preserved.
Source: Biden in an interview with a TV channel CBS
Details: When asked whether Hamas should be completely eliminated, Biden replied: “Yes, I think so.”
At the same time, he added that “there must be a Palestinian authority”
“We need a path to a Palestinian state,” the president said.
“This path, called the ‘two-state solution,’ has been US policy for decades. It envisions the creation of an independent state next to Israel for the 5 million Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank,” he added.
“That won’t happen now, but Israel understands that a significant number of Palestinians do not share the views of Hamas and Hezbollah,” Biden said.
In his opinion, after the Hamas attack, Israel should have responded decisively.
“Israel is going after a group of people who committed a barbarity that rivals the Holocaust in its consequences. And so I think Israel must respond. They must go after Hamas. Hamas is a bunch of cowards. They are hiding behind civilians,” the US President said and added : I am confident that the Israelis will do everything in their power to avoid the killing of innocent civilians.”
Let us remind you: According to media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited US President Biden to visit Israel.
Background:
On October 7, Hamas launched a massive missile attack on Israel. On the night of October 9, Israeli aircraft continued to carry out strikes on the Gaza Strip in order to “destroy the capabilities of the Hamas terrorist group.” It was reported that the military bombed not only the houses of commanders, but the houses of all militants. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it attacked 500 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets overnight. It was also reported that Israel had returned to control all areas on the border near the Gaza Strip. On October 10, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said that Israel was launching a “full-fledged offensive” on the Gaza Strip.
2023-10-16 03:54:40
#Israel #destroy #Hamas #preserve #Palestinian #state #Biden
