"The vice president made clear that Hamas cannot control Gaza, which is untenable for Israel’s security, the well-being of the Palestinian people, and regional security," the White House said.
US officials are pushing for a resumption of a pause in fighting in order to extract more hostages held in Gaza by Hamas. Kirby said Hamas was to blame for the breakdown in the truce.
For the first few weeks since the attack, Michael studied all the footage of the massacre available to the public to figure out what happened to his brother. Now he campaigns to bring Or home.
Born in the Khan Yunis refugee camp, Sinwar, 61, was made Hamas' leader in Gaza in 2017. Since Oct. 7, Israel has considered him and other leaders to be "living on borrowed time."
About 100 people in Lebanon have been killed during the hostilities, 80 of them Hezbollah terrorists. Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes on both sides of the border.
JERUSALEM AFFAIRS: Many Palestinian prisoners were released to their homes in the Jerusalem area, sometimes right back into the neighborhoods where they committed their crimes.