Israel-Hamas war LIVE updates: ‘Immediately’ release Israeli hostages without conditions, UN to Hamas
Read all the latest updates on Israel-Hamas war at Mint's LIVE blog:United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reiterated that the US has Israel's back."The United States has Israel's back. We will stand with it today, tomorrow, and every day, and we're doing that in word and also in deed," Blinken said.US President Joe Biden said he is "confident" Israel will act under the rules of war in its conflict with Palestine.In an interview with "60 Minutes," Biden said that while he believes Hamas must be eliminated entirely, there must be a path for a Palestinian state.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said that the United States should not accept Palestinian refugees escaping from Gaza.
"I don't know what [President] Biden's gonna do, but we cannot accept people from Gaza into this country as refugees," DeSantis, a GOP presidential candidate, said during a campaign stop in Iowa.Israeli army estimated that more than 600,000 people have left Gaza City and its surroundings for southern Gaza. Israel had asked Gazans to evacuate southward as it has pledged to annihilate Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip.In a latest interview, US President Joe Biden said Israel's move to occupy the Gaza Strip again would be a "big mistake".Asked by CBS news program 60 Minutes if he would support any occupation of Gaza by the American ally, Biden replied: "I think it'd be a big mistake."Hamas "don't represent all the Palestinian people," he continued.But invading and "taking out the extremists" is a "necessary requirement," he added.US President Joe Biden is reportedly planning to visit war-hit Israel.
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