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Israeli occupation of Gaza would be a 'big mistake', Biden warns
An Israeli occupation of Gaza would be a big mistake, Biden said in his
60 Minutes interview. Asked whether he would support such a move, he said:
I think it’d be a big mistake. Look, what happened in Gaza, in my view, is Hamas and the extreme elements of Hamas don’t represent all the Palestinian people. And I think that ... It would be a mistake to ... for Israel to occupy ... Gaza again. We ... but going in but taking out the extremists the Hezbollah is up north but Hamas down south. Is a necessary requirement.
He said that he believed that
Hamas must be eliminated entirely but added, “there needs to be a Palestinian authority. There needs to be a path to a Palestinian state.”
That path, called “the two state solution,” has been US policy for decades. It would create an independent nation next to Israel for 5 million Palestinians who live in Gaza and on the West Bank of the Jordan River.
Asked whether he believed that
Israel would pursue a two-state solution after Hamas’ attack Biden said:
Not now. Not now. Not now, but – but I think Israel understands that a significant portion of Palestinian people do not share the views of Hamas and Hezbollah.
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Biden 'confident' Israel will adhere to rules of war, warns Iran not to escalate conflict
US President Joe Biden has said he is “confident”
Israel will act under the rules of war in its conflict with Hamas, and added that deploying US troops would not be necessary, in an interview with 60 Minutes.
In comments reported by Reuters, Biden warned Iran not to escalate the conflict and said the US could “take care” of wars in both Ukraine and Israel while also maintaining its own defence.
He also said that while he believes
Hamas must be eliminated entirely, there must be a path for a Palestinian state. And he cautioned that the threat of terrorism in the United States had increased due to unrest in the Middle East.
US president says he is ‘confident’ Israel will act under the rules of war; Thousands of patients at risk in Gaza, says UN humanitarian office
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