Israel-Hamas War: US President Joe Biden weighed a trip to Israel while he cautioned against long-term Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, as the White House sought to balance support for the country with fears that the regional crisis could escalate.
No decision about whether to travel to the Israel-Hamas War has yet been made, according to two people familiar with the internal discussions, and a spokesperson for the National Security Council said the White House didn’t have a trip to announce.
But the possible trip – and acknowledgment of concerns voiced by Palestinians in Gaza and Arab leaders across the region – were the latest signal that the US was trying to keep the crisis from further escalating.
Joe Biden said the United States has been working to alleviate shortages of food, water, and gas to protect civilians. He also asserted that the extreme elements of Hamas don’t represent all Palestinians.”But invading and “taking out the extremists” is a “necessary requirement”. But there needs to be a Palestinian authority.
It is pertinent to note that Joe Biden is considering a trip to the Israel-Hamas War after being invited to a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to two people familiar with the internal discussions,
The three-hour deadline issued by the Israeli military to the residents of northern Gaza to evacuate the region has been exhausted, which means that the troops could launch a ground offensive at any moment now. Officials of the Israeli Democratic Forces (IDF) said that they were awaiting the signal to be issued by the political leadership to enter the northern portion of the besieged Gaza Strip, as they prepare to “annihilate”
