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Israel Hamas War and Biden Warning: The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas is now moving towards a decisive turn. On one hand, many Muslim countries of the world are seen standing against Israel, while on the other hand, America, which is supporting it from outside till now, has alerted in some cases.
While issuing a statement in this regard, US President Joe Biden has condemned Israel’s occupation of the Gaza Strip as wrong. However, Israel then responded that its aim was not to capture the Gaza Strip. He only wants to completely destroy Hamas.
What did Joe Biden say?
US President Joe Biden said in an interview on Sunday (October 15) that “Any move by Israel to capture the Gaza Strip would be a big mistake. In my view, Hamas has a hand in what happened in Gaza and Hamas does not represent the entire Palestinian people. Therefore, it is not right to punish the whole of Palestine for this.”
What is the history and conflict of Gaza Strip?
Actually, Gaza Strip is located in the south-west of Israel. Its width is 6-10 kilometers, while its length is 45 kilometers. Israel has control on three sides of it. To the south lies Egypt, while to the west its territorial waters in the Mediterranean Sea are controlled by the Israeli government. The people living in Gaza Strip are called Palestinians. If we talk about the history of Gaza Strip, it started with the formation of Israel in 1948. When Israel was formed in 1948, an Armistice Line was drawn for the Arabs settled here, together it was decided that Arabs and Muslims would live in the Gaza Strip, while Jews would have to live in Israel. Egypt maintained control over it from 1948 to 1967, but after the war in June 1967, Israel took control of the Gaza Strip.
The path for Hamas started from here
In December 1987, riots started among the Palestinians of Gaza and soon it became a rebellion. In 1994, everyone together decided that this area would be transferred to the Palestine Authority (PA) in a phased manner. After this, in the year 2000, it was decided that Israeli soldiers would withdraw from here and local people would be settled. In 2005, Israel completely left here and the Palestinian Authority got complete control of the Gaza Strip. In 2007, the Hamas-led party captured it.
How much land is occupied by Israel?
After the attack on October 7, the Israeli PM vowed to capture the Gaza Strip and eliminate Hamas from there. After this his soldiers intensified the attacks here. After about 9 days of conflict, the Israeli army has now surrounded the Gaza Strip from all sides. He has killed hundreds of Hamas fighters. However, thousands of innocents have also been killed in this.
If we talk about Israel’s occupation of the Gaza Strip, then at present Israel is in possession of the West Bank part. The West Bank border extends from East Jerusalem to Israel, the Dead Sea and Jordan. Israel has imposed an air, land and sea blockade of the 140-square-mile (362-square-kilometer) strip of land here. This blockade also extends to Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. However, the area around this part is ruled by the Fatah Party. It is considered the strongest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). This group believes in Israel’s right to exist. After the war, the Israeli army has completely entered the Gaza Strip and has captured about 85 percent of it, but Israel is not calling it occupation. He says that at present his army is there to eliminate Hamas. We will leave the area after eliminating Hamas.
Thank you President Biden for recognizing what Israel has been saying since the barbaric Hamas massacre occurred: Israel’s goal is the total elimination of Hamas’ terror capabilities. https://t.co/rqRGDh5Onl
— Ambassador Gilad Erdan October 16, 2023
What did Israel say on Biden’s statement?
Speaking to CNN, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan responded to US President Joe Biden’s warning by saying that “Israel has no interest in ruling more than 2 million Palestinians. Our objective is to eliminate Hamas.” He thanked Biden for understanding Israel’s need to destroy the Gaza-based terrorist group. He said, “Thank you to President Biden for understanding what Israel has been saying since the barbaric Hamas massacre. Israel’s goal is the complete cleansing of Hamas terrorists.
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