WASHINGTON – U.S.
President Joe Biden said
that the continuation of the war in Gaza could lead to achieving the goals of
the Hamas movement, at a time when his administration is working to reach a
longer ceasefire for the
ongoing war since October 7.
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According to Amad media, Biden said that the
continuation of the war in Gaza is precisely what Hamas wants, which is not to
see Palestinians and Israelis living side by side in peace.
Biden clarified in a tweet on X (formerly
Twitter) that "continuing on the path of terrorism, violence, killing, and
war is tantamount to giving Hamas what it seeks," adding, "We cannot
do that."
Earlier, the White House said that
"Washington is working on the possibility of extending the current
ceasefire."
This new statement comes to shed light on a
change in the U.S. stance, which has strongly stood by Israel since last month,
refusing to establish a permanent ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian
territory, considering that it might give Hamas an opportunity to catch its
breath.
On the other hand, John Kirby, the
spokesperson for the U.S. National Intelligence Council, said tonight: "We
do not support military operations in the southern Gaza Strip until the
Israelis clarify that they will not cause the displacement of civilians
there."
He added, "Israel needs to plan its
military forces. A military operation in southern Gaza should take into account
the innocent civilians there, including those who have been displaced from the
north and moved there."
Blinken said on Wednesday that protecting
"Israel as a democratic state is contingent on the existence of a
Palestinian state"
Blinken clarified after a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels, "We will focus over the
next two days on doing everything we can to extend the ceasefire so that we can
continue to release more hostages and provide more humanitarian aid."
He emphasized that "we believe that the
only path to peace and maintaining Israel as a democratic and strong state is
allowing the Palestinians to have a state," noting that he will discuss in
Israel "working to prevent a recurrence of the incidents of October 7 and
the necessity of protecting civilians."
Blinken pointed out that "everyone is focusing
on what is happening in Gaza now, but we also need to focus at the same time on
what I call the 'day after.' I mean what happens in Gaza once the military
campaign by the Israeli army ends."
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