After Joe Biden’s warning, Israel’s statement on Gaza came out, said this

Washington (Uttam Hindu News): Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan said his country is not interested in occupying Gaza but in eliminating the Palestinian Hamas terrorist group that controls the densely populated coastal area. Whatever is needed, he will do.

His comments on Sunday during a CNN interview came just hours after US President Joe Biden warned Israel against annexing the enclave, as the Jewish state signaled it would consider a ground invasion amid its ongoing war with Hamas. Is preparing.

In response, Erdan said, we are not interested in occupying Gaza or staying in Gaza, but since we are fighting for our survival and the only way, as the President (Biden) has said, is to eliminate Hamas. So do whatever is necessary to destroy their capabilities.

When asked who should rule the Gaza Strip if Israel ousts Hamas, Erdan said his country “is not thinking about what will happen one day after the war. In a CBS News interview broadcast Sunday, the president said “it would be a mistake for Israel to recapture Gaza,” but also said removing “extremists” is an “urgent need.”

Asked whether Hamas should be “completely destroyed,” Biden replied, “Yes, I do.” He further said that “there needs to be a Palestinian Authority, there needs to be a pathway to a Palestinian state.

Speaking to CNN on Sunday, Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog echoed Erdan’s comments and said Israel does not intend to annex Gaza if and when the conflict ends. We have no desire to occupy or re-occupy Gaza. “We have no desire to rule the lives of more than 2 million Palestinians,” Herzog said.