2024-03-06 03:15:02
The potential Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, on Tuesday expressed his support for the war waged by Israel in Gaza, in his most clear statement yet regarding the fighting there and amid increasing international pressure on the United States to rein in its close ally.
When Trump was asked during an interview on Fox News if he was “in Israel’s camp,” he replied, “Yes.”
His interlocutor came back to ask him if he “agreed” with the way Israel was carrying out its attack in Gaza, and the former president responded by saying, “You must end the problem.”
President Joe Biden, whom it is almost certain that Trump will compete with in the November presidential elections, is being subjected to severe criticism at the international level and from his Democratic base because of his support for Israel, with the number of civilian deaths rising in Gaza and the specter of famine looming over the Strip.
The war broke out following an attack carried out by Hamas on October 7 in southern Israel, resulting in the killing of more than 1,160 people, the majority of whom were civilians, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse based on official Israeli figures.
Israel threatened Hamas to “eliminate” it following the attack, and began a devastating bombardment on the Gaza Strip, followed by ground operations, causing the death of 30,631 people, the majority of whom were civilians, according to the latest tally of the Hamas Ministry of Health.
American protest movements urged voters to punish Biden at the ballot box because of his support for Israel.
More than 100,000 Democrats in Michigan voted “uncommitted” instead of casting their votes for Biden in the party’s primary elections in the swing state last week.
As the catastrophic situation in Gaza worsens, the current US administration is intensifying its pressure on Israel to reach a ceasefire agreement before the month of Ramadan and to release the hostages held by Hamas.
US Vice President Kamala Harris expressed “deep concern” regarding the situation facing civilians in Gaza, during talks she held Monday at the White House with Benny Gantz, a member of the Israeli war government and Benjamin Netanyahu’s main opponent.
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