Israeli delegation cancels trip to Washington DC over Biden government's refusal to veto UN call for ceasefire that doesn't demand release of hostages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday canceled a planned trip to Washington by his top aides to discuss plans for an offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah, taking the step after the United States refrained from using a veto to block a United Nations Security Council resolution, backed by Russia and China, that called for a ceasefire without conditioning it on the release of hostages.What the USA did is disgraceful, but likely hasn't shocked everyone. Nor will it shock everyone that the goal of the Hamas is to end the war without releasing hostages:
In a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, Israel said the US decision was harming the war effort against Hamas and undermining attempts to free hostages.
The statement called the decision “a clear retreat from the consistent US position in the Security Council since the beginning of the war,” and one that “gives Hamas hope that international pressure will allow them to get a ceasefire without releasing our hostages.”
Israel Hayom has reported that the Hamas terror group ultimately is aiming to force Israel to end the war without receiving anything - not even the hostages - in return. [...]This is what makes the USA delegation's refusal to back Israel all the more offensive, especially to the hostages. And it's going to make things much worse.
Israel Hayom reported that afterwards, senior Hamas terrorist Mohammad Nazzal, who is in Turkey, was less official and revealed the terror group's true hopes: "The Security Council resolution is an important step. It will isolate the State of Israel even more. The US' abstention from vetoing the resolution is a clear message from Washington to the Netanyahu government. Biden must atone for his support of the aggression in Gaza, and force Netanyahu to end the war."
Update: Texas Republican Chip Roy condemned Biden's staff for the betrayal.
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