US President Biden: take a break from conflicts

US President Biden spoke at a program in Minnesota about the 2024 presidential election. A woman named Jessica Rosenberg, who introduced herself as a “rabbi”, interrupted Biden and asked him to “call a ceasefire” to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Biden then said, “I think we need a break.” saying. Asked what “pause” means, Biden said, referring to captives held by Hamas: “Pause means giving prisoners time to get out.” he replied he.

Rosenberg, whom the crowd in the hallway attempted to silence, told Biden, “I would love for you to answer my question.” saying.

Biden said: “This is an incredibly complex situation for Israelis. “I can fully understand the feelings of the Palestinian and Jewish sides in this debate.” he said.

White House officials later clarified that the “prisoners” Biden mentioned in his speech referred to hostages and humanitarian aid held by Hamas.

LATEST SITUATION IN GAZA

While Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack on the morning of October 7, claiming to “respond to Israel’s continued violations against the Palestinians and their sacred values, especially the Masjid al-Aqsa”, the Israeli army also launched intense airstrikes against the Gaza Strip. The bombing began.

Israel announced that more than 1,400 Israelis, including 315 soldiers, were killed and 5,132 people were wounded in attacks carried out from Gaza.

According to Israel, the number of soldiers killed in clashes in the Gaza Strip since October 31 has risen to 18, while the Qassam Brigades are holding 242 Israeli prisoners.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza, Israel killed 9,061 Palestinians, including 3,760 children and 2,326 women, and injured at least 32,000 people in the attacks.

In the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, Israeli forces and Jewish settlers killed 134 Palestinians.

While the Shifa hospital, the largest medical facility in Gaza with thousands of wounded and civilians, was also attacked by the Israeli army, the Israeli army attacked the Al-Ahli Baptist hospitals and the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship hospital, and bombed the surroundings of Jerusalem and the hospitals of Indonesia. affiliated with the Palestinian Red Crescent, forcing the evacuation.

In clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah since October 8, 49 Hezbollah members and 4 Israeli soldiers were killed. (AA)