Posted on 10/23/2023 5:56:46 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
US President Joe Biden hinted that he could support a Gaza ceasefire if Hamas released all the 222 hostages it seized from southern Israel on October 7.
During a White House event, a reporter asked him, “Is the United States supporting a hostage for a ceasefire deal.”
Biden responded, “We should have a ceasefire,” he said and then corrected himself.
“We should have the hostages released and then we should talk,” Biden said.
He spoke as the Israeli army has amassed at the Gaza border and is prepared for a ground campaign to oust Hamas from the Strip.
The US has advised Israel to hold off on a ground assault in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and is keeping Qatar - a broker with Hamas - apprised of those talks, sources said.
The White House, Pentagon and State Department have stepped up private appeals for caution in conversations with the Israelis.
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As someone said. The message is clear. Rape, murder, burn, destroy but keep some alive to use as leverage and pay no consequences for what you have done, repeat.
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