The White House shouted: "End the war as soon as possible"! Israeli Prime Minister: Continue to fight until "absolute victory"
According to Agence France-Presse reported on December 14th, the White House said on the 14th that the United States hoped that the war between Israel and Hamas would end "as soon as possible". Earlier, the Israeli Defense Minister told visiting US Presidential National Security Assistant jack sullivan that the war would continue for several months.
John Kirby, spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said that during his visit to Tel Aviv, Sullivan also discussed the issue of changing Israel’s military operations in Gaza into "low-intensity operations" in the near future.
According to the report, the rising number of civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip has deepened the contradiction between the two allies of the United States and Israel.
Kirby said at the press conference: "I think we all hope that the war will end as soon as possible." He also claimed that if Hamas gave in, the war "could end today", but "it seems unlikely now".
Kirby said that the US government has not "imposed demands" on Israel, and the timetable given by Israeli Defense Minister Joyaf galante is "consistent" with the previous statements of many Israeli officials.
However, the spokesman also said that during his visit to Israel, Sullivan raised "sharp questions" to Israeli officials about Israel’s offensive plan.
Kirby said: "Sullivan did talk about the possibility of transitioning from high-intensity actions we are seeing to low-intensity actions in the near future. But I don’t want to give a timetable for this. "
The Israeli Prime Minister told the United States: Continue to fight until "absolute victory."
According to a report by Reuters on December 14th, according to a statement issued by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu told visiting US Presidential National Security Assistant jack sullivan on the 14th that Israel would continue its war against Hamas until it "won an absolute victory".
According to reports, Netanyahu said that he and Sullivan discussed regional threats, including Iran’s agent Hezbollah in Lebanon and its agent Houthi in Yemen, to ensure the safe return of hostages held by Hamas and continue to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza.
The statement reads: "I told our American friends that our heroic soldiers did not fall in vain. Inspired by the deep sorrow of their fall, we will continue to fight more resolutely than ever before until Hamas is eliminated-until we win an absolute victory. "
According to a report by DPA on December 14th, Hamas leader ismail haniya pointed out in his speech on the evening of 13th that all post-war plans in Gaza Strip excluding Hamas are "fantasy" and "delusion".
Chana also confirmed that he was willing to negotiate "all proposals or initiatives to end this aggression".
Chana said that Hamas is willing to hold talks on a possible political path to "ensure the right of the Palestinian people to have an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital".
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