U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blasted Hamas and said that it does not represent the Palestinian people.
Palestinian Hamas militants take part in an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 11, 2019 © Mena Today
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blasted Hamas and said that it does not represent the Palestinian people.
I won't mince words. The overwhelming majority of Palestinians are not Hamas. And Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people," he wrote on X.
"In fact, they're also suffering as a result of Hamas' terrorism. We need to be clear-eyed about that reality.
The United States delivered a pointed assessment at the UN Security Council Thursday, accusing the Assad regime of having "permitted or turned a blind eye" to Hezbollah's activities and captagon trafficking networks, allowing the Iran-backed group to "sow destruction in Syria and across the region."
Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire that has tamped down the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, as two days of talks facilitated by Washington concluded on Friday with an agreement to hold further meetings in the coming weeks.
U.S. President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran was running out and that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but China gave no indication it would weigh in.
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