Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have 'partners for peace'
Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have 'partners for peace'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning Israel that it risks destroying an eventual possibility for peace unless it acts swiftly to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza for Palestinian civilians as it intensifies its war against Hamas.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning Israel that it risks destroying an eventual possibility for peace unless it acts swiftly to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza for Palestinian civilians as it intensifies its war against Hamas.
im shocked, how fucking badly do you have to butcher a humanitarian situation for the US, russia, and china to all call you out. fucking hell. they wanted to be justified so bad and the october 7th attack just wasnt enough considwring theyve been abusinf palestine for a century, the world has learned since 9/11 and wont let it slide again
“It is striking, and in some ways shocking, that the brutality of the slaughter has receded so quickly in the memories of so many, but not in Israel and not in America,” he said.
At the same time, he said he was also shaken by images of dead and wounded Palestinian children in Gaza.
“When I see that, I see my own children. How can we not?” he said, adding “Hamas doesn’t care one second or iota for the welfare and well-being of the Palestinian people.”Even wrapped in that turd sandwich, I really have to agree with you. They really fucked this up where the meat in the middle got switched to non-kosher.
Maybe the US shouldn't give the most advanced military in the Middle East another $15 billion in military aid then...
Meanwhile Biden offers $106bn to Israel.
Bombs aren't cheap when you drop them as carelessly as a cigarette butt.
They've been choosing overcrowded areas very carefully.
Talk is cheap, especially for war criminals.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
TEL AVIV (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Israel on Friday that it risks destroying an eventual possibility for peace unless it acts swiftly to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza for Palestinian civilians as it intensifies its war against Hamas.
“There will be no partners for peace if they’re consumed by humanitarian catastrophe and alienated by any perceived indifference to their plight,” Blinken said, even as the call for a temporary pause without the release by Hamas of Israeli hostages was swiftly rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said Israel would be “going with full steam ahead.”
The comments to reporters in Tel Aviv, following meetings with Netanyahu and other senior officials, amounted to some of the Biden administration’s strongest warnings to Israel since the brutal Oct. 7 rampage by Hamas that killed more than 1,400 civilians and soldiers.
He described being moved by additional video he’d been shown in Israel by the Hamas militants who carried out the attacks, including a father killed in front of his young children.
In his first public speech since the war began, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said his group had “entered the battle” with the past weeks’ unprecedented cross-border fighting.
But the complexity of the situation — and of Blinken’s push for Israel to consider a pause — was laid bare on Friday when Netanyahu, after leaving the meeting with the American official, ruled out the possibility of a cease-fire “that doesn’t include a return of our hostages,” referring to some 240 people Hamas abducted during its attack.
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I believe Secretary Blinken's call for improved humanitarian conditions in Gaza is a crucial step towards fostering lasting peace in the region. Ensuring that basic needs are met is essential for building trust and diplomatic progress. It is a positive move towards a more stable future for all involved.