JERUSALEM, Israel – Israelis are marking the 700th day since the Hamas kidnapping and massacre of more than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals on Oct. 7th, 2023, also the 700th day of captivity for the hostages.
The Israel Defense Forces announced they now control 40% of Gaza City, even before the main thrust of the offensive begins.
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It also comes just days before the U.N. convenes a pivotal meeting to try to advance a Palestinian state.
We spoke with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and asked him about a number of the terror group’s delays in freeing the hostages and whether the Gaza City military campaign is the best course for Israel.
Concerning the Gaza City offensive, Huckabee told us, “It’s what the president (Trump) has been pushing for and saying. It’s what Israel has been pushing for, but I don’t know that they have much of a choice, because Hamas will walk up to the table and pretend they’re going to make some type of deal that would let the hostages go, and then they always walk away, and then they add new conditions.”
He added, “I think these people have to understand the reason this has gone on like it has, with as much suffering as it has, it’s not because of Israel. It’s because of Hamas.”
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The ambassador suggested that the Europeans and others trying to impose a Palestinian state are playing into the hands of Hamas.
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