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(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden said that erstwhile the Israel-Hamas warfare broke out, helium went to Israel and contacted astir each different person successful the portion to commencement moving connected a mode to extremity it. But determination was a problem.
“Israel occasionally was little than cooperative,” Biden said Thursday in his solo quality conference.
“I cognize Israel well, and I enactment Israel, but this warfare furniture is 1 of the astir blimpish warfare cabinets successful the past of Israel.”
In prepared remarks earlier taking questions, Biden touted what helium hopes volition beryllium a palmy solution to the nine-month war.
“Six weeks ago, I laid retired a elaborate plan. It was endorsed by the U.N. Security Council (and) the G-7. That model is present agreed connected by some Israel and Hamas.
“We’re making progress. The inclination is positive. And I’m determined to get this woody done and bring an extremity to this war,” helium added.
But, erstwhile taking questions, Biden recounted what helium told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu astatine the war’s outset.
“Don’t marque the aforesaid mistake America made aft bin Laden. There’s nary request to inhabit anywhere. Go aft the radical who did the job.”
Biden says helium offered U.S. helping tracking down the leaders of Hamas, but refused to alteration the wide deaths of Palestinian civilians that’s occurred since October 7. That’s wherefore helium refused to proviso Israel with 2,000-pound bombs.
“They cannot beryllium utilized successful Gaza oregon immoderate populated country without causing large quality calamity and damage,” helium said.
Biden besides told reporters astir his disappointment successful however agelong it’s taken to find a imaginable resolution, particularly the question of Gaza’s presumption erstwhile the unit ends.
“The question has ever been, what’s the ‘day after’ successful Gaza? The ‘day after’ successful Gaza has to beryllium … nary concern by Israel of the Gaza Strip.”
