Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

October 25, 2023       Share:    

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/us/politics/israel-hamas-cease-fire.html

White House Says a Cease-Fire Would Only Benefit Hamas

(New York Times) Erica L. Green - The U.S. on Tuesday rejected growing calls to support a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas because such a move would only benefit Hamas, White House spokesman John F. Kirby said. "We're going to continue to make sure Israel has the tools and the capabilities that they need to defend themselves. We're going to continue to try to get that humanitarian assistance in, and we're going to continue to try to get hostages and people out of Gaza appropriately." "A cease-fire, right now, really only benefits Hamas. It is ugly and it's going to be messy, and innocent civilians are going to be hurt going forward." Kirby said that Israel had a legitimate concern that Hamas could abscond with humanitarian shipments of fuel and use it for military purposes.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: