OAN’s Frank Lara Risco
2:55 PM – Friday, March 21, 2024
The United States has submitted a resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of hostages.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview Wednesday that he believed the resolution would send a strong signal to Israel.
But the US diplomat also asserted that the Biden administration supports foreign countries and their right to defend themselves against attacks like the one on October 7.th It won’t happen again.
Blinken warned of Israeli plans for Rafah and insisted the US would offer alternatives to a potential invasion.
“We have to have an opportunity to discuss this with the Israelis, but as I said, what we don’t want to see is a large-scale ground operation, because without significant civilian casualties. Because we don’t know how to do it,” Blinken said. “But at the same time, there is an urgent need to do something about Hamas, because it brings nothing but death and destruction to the Palestinian people.”
Blinken also stressed that the quickest path to ending civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip is for Hamas to release the hostages and reach a ceasefire agreement with Israel.
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