Ceasefire would allow Hamas to regroup, says Blinken

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza would allow Hamas to regroup and carry out further attacks.

But he added that Israel had to take "every possible measure" to prevent civilian casualties in the enclave.

Mr Blinken made the comments on Saturday in Jordan after holding talks with Arab leaders, who want an immediate halt to the fighting.

They have accused Israel of committing war crimes.

"We don't accept that it is a self-defence," Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said at a news conference with Mr Blinken following the talks, which also involved Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

The US continues to support Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas.

 

Mr Safadi described the conflict as a "raging war that is killing civilians, destroying their homes, their hospitals, their schools, their mosques and their churches."

"It cannot be justified under any pretext and it will not bring Israel security, it will not bring the region peace."

There have been concerns that the war could draw in other regional actors and lead to the destabilisation of the Middle East.

Mr Blinken, who has been calling for humanitarian pauses in the fighting instead of a ceasefire, said that while the US disagreed with Arab leaders on some of the means to achieve a lasting peace in the region, their goal was the same.

"We all understand that we not only have an interest, but a responsibility to do everything we can to chart a better path forward together," he said.

 

 

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[thaibeachlovers]

3 hours ago, Social Media said:

"We all understand that we not only have an interest, but a responsibility to do everything we can to chart a better path forward together," he said.

Biden could make israel stop bombing undefended Palestinians tomorrow if he wanted. That he doesn't is apparently because he either wants the destruction of Gaza or he doesn't care about the 9 thousand Palestinians killed in 4 weeks including 3 thousand children. I can't think of any other reason for not making netanyahu call a halt.

So, Blinken is saying what Biden wants, and the Arabs are having none of it.

[Hanaguma]

Just now, thaibeachlovers said:

Biden could make israel stop bombing undefended Palestinians tomorrow if he wanted. That he doesn't is apparently because he either wants the destruction of Gaza or he doesn't care about the 9 thousand Palestinians killed in 4 weeks including 3 thousand children. I can't think of any other reason for not making netanyahu call a halt.

So, Blinken is saying what Biden wants, and the Arabs are having none of it.

You are freely and without care posting Hamas generated numbers for the casualties in Gaza. May I ask why?

 

Why should Israel stop bombing Gaza? Hamas is stlil hiding in the shadows and cowering behind the children you care so much about.  You could always turn this around and say, "Iran could make Hamas stop rocketing innocent Israelis tomorrow if it wanted"...

[Morch]

35 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Biden could make israel stop bombing undefended Palestinians tomorrow if he wanted. That he doesn't is apparently because he either wants the destruction of Gaza or he doesn't care about the 9 thousand Palestinians killed in 4 weeks including 3 thousand children. I can't think of any other reason for not making netanyahu call a halt.

So, Blinken is saying what Biden wants, and the Arabs are having none of it.

 

You cannot think that the USA may want the Hamas gone? You cannot think the USA might be a tad pissed about US citizens being killed, abducted, or denied exit from the Gaza Strip by Hamas?

 

Talk about blinkered....