Israel-Hamas war: Antony Blinken warns ceasefire in Gaza would allow Hamas to regroup, repeat attacks
Reuters. At the same conference, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said, "The international community's responsibility always is to seek the cessation of hostilities, not promote the continuance of violence." "I think we need to get our priorities straight," Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said. "Right now we have to make sure that this war stops," he added.
He further added, "What happens next - how can we even entertain what will happen in Gaza when we do not know what kind of Gaza will be left," after this war. Meanwhile, Jordan's Queen Rania also slammed those rejecting the ceasefire and said that it is "morally reprehensible" and needs justification for the deaths of thousands of civilians. In an interview with CNN, she said, “There has to be a collective call for a ceasefire and I know that some who are against the ceasefire argue that it will help Hamas.
However, I feel in that argument they are inherently dismissing the death, in fact even endorsing and justifying the death of thousands of civilians. And that is just morally reprehensible. " The Jordanian monarch in an interview also said that Israel's bid to rid Gaza of Hamas is "short-sighted and not entirely rational "because "the root cause of this conflict is an illegal occupation." "If we do not address these root causes, then you can kill the combatants, but you cannot kill the cause.
Under the rubble of these destroyed buildings will emerge another group more determined, and more motivated to do what Hamas did," she added. Further adding, the Jordanian Queen said, “Israel needs to once and for all realise that if it wants its security, it is through peace. Not the strongest military or the capable intelligence services or the Iron Dome will
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