“This moment gives us the opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza, and it must end in such a way that Israel is safe,” defended the US vice president.
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The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar created “the opportunity” to end the war in Gaza, US Vice President Kamala Harris defended this Thursday, while the head of state, Joe Biden, appealed for the release of the hostages.
“This moment gives us the opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza, and it must end in such a way that Israel is safe.The hostages are freed, the suffering in Gaza ends and the Palestinian people can achieve their right to dignity, security, freedom and self-determination,” reacted Kamala Harris, also a Democratic candidate for the US presidential elections in November, at an event. campaign. at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Already Joe Biden affirmed that the death of the Hamas leader at the hands of Israeli troops represents a “good day for Israel, for the United States and for the world”and valued the moment as an “opportunity” to free the hostages held by Hamas and end the war in the Gaza Strip, which began a year ago.
In a statement published by the White House, Biden recalls that Sinwar was the “mastermind of the massacres, rapes and kidnappings of October 7” and that it was under his orders that “Hamas terrorists invaded Israel to, intentionally and with savagery indescribable, killing and massacring civilians.” The day was even compared to the Holocaust, being the “deadliest day for Jews” since that period.
“Sinwar is most responsible for this and for much of what followed,” reads the official note, which says that this is a “day of relief” compared to the day when “President Obama ordered the attack to kill Osama.” Bin Laden in 2011.”
Joe Biden also said there is now “an opportunity for a ‘next day’ in Gaza without Hamas in power” and for “a political settlement that brings a better future for Israelis and Palestinians.” “Yahya Sinwar was an insurmountable obstacle to achieving all these goals. This obstacle no longer exists. But there is still a lot of work ahead,” he concluded.
Israel confirmed this Thursday that it killed the main Hamas leader and mastermind of the attacks of October 7, 2023, Yahya Sinwar, the most wanted man of the Palestinian Islamist group in the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The official confirmation came after previous reports showed the high probability that one of the dead resulting from a routine Israeli army operation on Wednesday in the Gaza Strip was Yahya Sinwar.
The senior Hamas leader had risen to the leadership of the Palestinian group after the death of Ismail Haniyeh in an Israeli attack in Tehran at the end of July.
Source: Observadora
