Posted on 05/31/2024 2:37:35 PM PDT by Libloather
Israel has degraded Hamas’ military capabilities significantly since October, and the militant group no longer poses a major threat to Israel, President Joe Biden said Friday.
Biden offered that analysis while outlining a new three-phase cease-fire proposal Israel has offered Hamas, which would lead to the release of all hostages and a permanent end to fighting.
“The people of Israel should know they can make this offer without any further risk to their own security, because they’ve devastated Hamas forces over the past eight months,” Biden said. “At this point, Hamas is no longer capable of carrying out another Oct. 7.”
He was referring to the militant group’s surprise attack on Israeli soil in October, which killed some 1,200 people and led to the hostage-taking of 250 people. Israel retaliated with an all-out invasion of Gaza, which has plunged the territory into famine-like conditions for 2.2 million Palestinians.
The Biden administration has faced mounting pressure domestically and internationally to push Israel to stop its operations in Gaza, which have killed more than 35,000 people since October, according to Hamas-led Gazan authorities. Publicly, Israeli officials said they won’t agree to a permanent cease-fire until Hamas’ military is entirely destroyed.
Earlier this week, Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said he expected the war to last at least another seven months — right up to the end of the year.
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Not that he cares.
And yet they are still launching rockets on Israel ... our president is a liar.
Why does Biden want to save the terrorists?
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