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“Any response, should one occur, will come at a time and a manner of our choosing,” said a U.S. Department of Defense spokesman.
“I think it would be bad for Israel to have a man who has misled the Congress and the American people about the nuclear deal with Iran,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) told JNS of Lew’s nomination.
The Hadash MK, who is Jewish, accused the Netanyahu government of exploiting the Hamas attack to implement a “final solution.”
“We know Hamas is going to commandeer that money, and Hamas is going to use it to advance terrorism,” stated Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a presidential candidate.
“Hamas committed atrocities that recall the worst ravages of ISIS, unleashing pure unadulterated evil upon the world,” the U.S. president said.
Jerusalem added it would not allow supplies to be delivered via Israeli territory until the hostages are released.
They are directed against “10 key Hamas terrorist group members, operatives and financial facilitators in Gaza and elsewhere, including Sudan, Turkey, Algeria and Qatar.”
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) led the effort, which included 63 Democrats and 53 Republicans.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s remarks ahead of a meeting with Israel’s war Cabinet in Tel Aviv.
The speed of the U.S. response to Israeli needs reflects a “sense of urgency across not just this building, but across the entire U.S. federal government, that’s coming from the president on down,” said a Pentagon official.
The left-leaning organization has condemned Hamas and its supporters extensively, and has been critical of some of Israel’s military decisions.
It would kill the recent plans to unfreeze $6 billion as part of a prisoner swap.
