Biden’s warning to Israel: it would be a big mistake

US President Joe Biden stated that the Israeli occupation of Gaza would be a big mistake.

Biden was a guest on the CBS News channel’s “60 Minutes” program. Emphasizing that he believes Israel will abide by the “rules of war” in Gaza, Biden said the innocent people of Gaza will have access to food, water and medicine.

Biden: “Would you support the Israeli occupation of Gaza at this time?” “I think this would be a big mistake.” In my opinion, what is happening in Gaza is related to the extremist Hamas. It does not represent all the Palestinian people. It would be a mistake for Israel to invade Gaza. “But you need to go in and destroy extremists like Hezbollah and Hamas,” he said.

Stating that Hamas must be completely destroyed but that there must be a path to Palestinian administration and statehood, Biden said: “This path is the two-state solution and has been US policy for decades. “It will create an independent state for 5 million Palestinians alongside Israel,” he said. (AA)