President Joe Biden said it would be a mistake for Israel to keep the Gaza Strip under military occupation in the conflict against the terrorist group Hamas.
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Thus, after the intense bombings, which began after the Hamas terrorist attack on the 7th, the Israeli Army is preparing a ground offensive in Gaza, which could begin at any moment.
“I think it would be a big mistake (for Israel to occupy Gaza). Look, what happened in Gaza, in my opinion, is (the fault of) Hamas and the extremist elements of Hamas, who do not represent the Palestinian people”.
“And I think it would be a mistake for Israel to occupy Gaza again,” Biden said. The US president gave an interview to the American TV program “60 Minutes”, shown on Sunday (15).
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With this, in response, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, said that his country does not intend to occupy Gaza. “We have no interest in occupying Gaza or remaining in Gaza, but since we are fighting for our survival, and the only way is to destroy Hamas, we will have to do whatever is necessary.”
According to information, the White House is trying to plan a visit by Biden to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, there is still no confirmation that the meeting will actually take place.
Furthermore, Biden also spoke about the hostages, and said that the US is doing everything in its power to help. “I say we do everything in our power to find those who are still alive and free them. Everything at our fingertips. I won’t go into details, but we are working hard on it”, he assured.