Published November 24, 2023
President Joe Biden made a damning admission about the heinous Hamas attack on Israel that resulted in thousands of people being murdered, raped, kidnapped.
On Friday, Biden said that his own diplomacy may have pushed the terrorist group to launch its slaughter upon Israel during a speech on the newly released hostages as part of a four-day truce in the Gaza Strip.
“I cannot prove what I’m about to say, but I believe one of the reasons Hamas struck when they did is because they knew I was working very closely with the Saudis and others in the region to bring peace to the region by having recognition of Israel and Israel’s right to exist,” Biden said.
The president’s comments come after about 50 of the 240 hostages, including 13 Israeli civilians and 12 Thai nationals, are expected to be released in exchange for a pause in fighting with Israel. Biden boasted about the deal that followed negotiations between U.S., Israeli, Qatari, and Egyptian officials. Hamas agreed to release the hostages over the next three days. However, it is unclear if the terrorist group will hold up their end of the deal.
As the world awaits the release of the hostages, Biden went Black Friday shopping in Massachusetts.
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RELATED: Biden welcomes return of 1st group of hostages, says Hamas only responds to pressure
US President Joe Biden responds to a reporter as he leaves after speaking in Nantucket, Massachusetts , Nov. 24, 2023, about hostages freed by Hamas in the first stage of a swap under a four-day temporary cease-fire deal. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Published November 25, 2023
US president says he asked Netanyahu to ‘focus on trying to reduce’ the number of civilian casualties in Gaza while working to ‘eliminate Hamas, which is the legitimate objective’
US President Joe Biden said Friday that Americans have another reason to be thankful on Thanksgiving following the release of 24 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but in an apparent echo of Israel’s position, added that the agreement showed that the terror group would only “respond to pressure.”
“I don’t trust Hamas to do anything right. I only trust Hamas to respond to pressure,” he said in comments that fell in line with the Israeli position that the ongoing hostage deal would not have been possible without the intensive military operation in Gaza.
When asked whether he had pressured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to set a timeline for the end of the war, Biden said he has encouraged the Israeli premier “to focus on trying to reduce the number of casualties while he is attempting to eliminate Hamas, which is the legitimate objective.”
“That’s a difficult task, and I don’t know how long it will take. My expectation and hope is that as we move forward, the rest of the Arab world in the region is also putting pressure on all sides to slow this down to bring this to an end as quickly as we can,” Biden added.
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SOURCE: https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-welcomes-return-of-1st-group-of-hostages-says-hamas-only-responds-to-pressure/amp/
RELATED: Hamas holds Biden, US administration responsible for Israeli ‘massacres’ in Gaza
Israel hit Al-Fakhoura School with US aircraft, says Palestinian group
Published November 24, 2023
The Palestinian group Hamas on Saturday held US President Joe Biden and his administration responsible for the “massacres” committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement, Hamas said: “US President Biden and his administration bear responsibility for the series of Israeli massacres, the most recent of which was the targeting of Al-Fakhoura School, which shelters displaced children and women.”
It added: “The occupation launched a raid with American aircraft on the courtyard of Al-Fakhoura School in Jabalia Camp, which contains the largest number of displaced people, leaving dozens dead and injured, all of them children and women, one day after targeting the Osama bin Zaid School, in the Al-Saftawi area, north of Gaza City.”
“The criminal occupation is committing these brutal massacres, with direct cover from the American administration and President Biden,” Hamas said, stressing that “Biden and his administration bear full responsibility for the crimes of genocide launched by the fascist and failed occupation army against civilians in the Gaza Strip.”
At least 15 Palestinians were killed and more than 70 others injured earlier Saturday in an Israeli bombing that targeted Al-Fakhoura School, which houses thousands of displaced people, west of the Jabalia refugee camp, according the Health Ministry in Gaza.
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SOURCE: www.aa.com.tr
