While the president has stood strongly behind Israel since Hamas attacked, he said on “60 Minutes” that a new occupation of Gaza would “be a big mistake.”
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President Biden warned Israel in an interview aired on Sunday not to reoccupy Gaza, his first significant public effort to restrain America’s ally in the wake of the Hamas assault that killed more than 1,300 people, including at least 29 Americans.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended the invitation to the president over the weekend, according to an administration official, confirming a report on Israeli television, but Mr. Biden has not decided yet whether to go at this time.
Many military analysts have said that a ground offensive into Gaza and the resulting urban warfare could be extremely dangerous for Israeli forces and Palestinian civilians alike.
Even before any ground offensive, Israeli airstrikes and its decision to cut off food, water and other supplies have created what international aid organizations have called a humanitarian crisis.
Mr. Biden has refused to criticize Israel and said repeatedly that it had a right to defend itself from what he called “sheer evil.” In the “60 Minutes” interview, he expressed concern over the humanitarian situation and said he favored creating a safe corridor for Palestinians to flee the fighting and to allow in supplies.
“Yes,” Mr. Biden answered, saying he still had big projects to pursue and citing his negotiations to establish normal diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, a goal that seems imperiled after the Hamas attack.
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President Biden warned Israel in an interview aired on Sunday not to reoccupy Gaza, his first significant public effort to restrain America’s ally in the wake of the Hamas assault that killed more than 1,300 people, including at least 29 Americans.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended the invitation to the president over the weekend, according to an administration official, confirming a report on Israeli television, but Mr. Biden has not decided yet whether to go at this time.
Many military analysts have said that a ground offensive into Gaza and the resulting urban warfare could be extremely dangerous for Israeli forces and Palestinian civilians alike.
Even before any ground offensive, Israeli airstrikes and its decision to cut off food, water and other supplies have created what international aid organizations have called a humanitarian crisis.
Mr. Biden has refused to criticize Israel and said repeatedly that it had a right to defend itself from what he called “sheer evil.” In the “60 Minutes” interview, he expressed concern over the humanitarian situation and said he favored creating a safe corridor for Palestinians to flee the fighting and to allow in supplies.
“Yes,” Mr. Biden answered, saying he still had big projects to pursue and citing his negotiations to establish normal diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, a goal that seems imperiled after the Hamas attack.
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