US President Joe Biden, in his telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, said that he did not call for a ceasefire on the Israeli side in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone. This was reported by TASS.
Biden said he doesn’t want a ceasefire. The President emphasized that the meeting with Netanyahu was long and was a “private meeting”.
The White House press service emphasized that Biden stated that in addition to protecting civilians, it is necessary to ensure the safe movement of civilians from areas where conflicts continue.
Before that, Netanyahu encourages The idea of an indefinite occupation of the Gaza Strip as part of the ongoing operation against militants of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas.
The situation in the Middle East escalated on October 7, when thousands of armed supporters of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas entered Israel from the Gaza Strip, attacked civilians and kidnapped more than 200 hostages. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was at war. A ground operation was launched, its aim was to bring back the hostages and completely destroy Hamas.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu promised to destroy It is Hamas.