President Biden said that Israel needs to eliminate the terrorist organization Hamas but said he’s confident that the Jewish state’s bombardment of Gaza can minimize innocent deaths.
President Biden said that Israel needs to eliminate the terrorist organization Hamas but said he’s confident that the Jewish state’s bombardment of Gaza can minimize innocent deaths.
“Yes, I do,” Mr. Biden said in an interview tray aired on the CBS show “60 Minutes,” when asked whether he believes Israel needs to entirely eliminate Hamas, which was behind the Oct. 7 surprise terror attack in Israel.
“But I think Israel understands that a significant portion of Palestinian people do not share the views of Hamas and Hezbollah,” the president continued.
Mr. Biden said there needs to be a two-state solution that would create a Palestinian state, but such a compromise would not be possible in the wake of the terror attacks.
In response to the terror attack, Israel has hit back in the largest bombardment of Gaza ever. The Health Ministry in Gaza said Sunday that Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 2,670 people, including 724 children, and wounded more than 9,600 others.
