President Joe Biden said Aug. 11 that a hostage cease-fire deal between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group is possible but warned that the conflict could “easily” escalate.
During an interview with CBS News, the president said the deal is “still viable” and that he wants to execute a plan that was endorsed by the Group of Seven wealthy nations along with the U.N. Security Council.
“I’m working literally every single day—and my whole team—to see to it that it doesn’t escalate into a regional war,” Biden said. “But it easily can.”
Fears of a broader Middle East war have surged in recent weeks after tit-for-tat strikes between Israel’s military and Lebanon’s Hezbollah amid the conflict with Hamas in Gaza. U.S. and Israeli officials say Hezbollah, long designated a terrorist organization, launched a strike in the Golan Heights in late July, killing about a dozen civilians.
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Biden Says Israel Hostage Deal Still Possible, Warns of ‘Regional War’
- by: Jack Phillips
- 2024-08-11
- Source:
The Epoch Times
- 08/12/2024
