Kamala Harris expressed her concern about the situation in Gaza

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters Thursday evening local time after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who traveled to Washington DC. I made clear my serious concern about the dire humanitarian situation there. I will not be silent.”

Harris’s statements, which had a sharp and serious tone, reflect the possible change in America’s behavior towards Netanyahu after the presidency of Joe Biden.

According to the reports, in this meeting and in his “candid” talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the US vice president put a lot of pressure on him about the current humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

At the same time, Harris told reporters: “Israel has the right to defend itself, and how it is done is important.” He said that he assured Netanyahu that he would support Israel and called for an end to this war.

The US vice president also called the Hamas movement a “ruthless terrorist organization” and said that Hamas initiated the war on October 7. 

Before this meeting, Netanyahu met and talked with US President Joe Biden at the White House. John Kirby, spokesman and coordinator of strategic communications of the White House National Security Council, said at the same time that US President Joe Biden met with Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC that we must end the war in Gaza.

John Kirby, spokesman and coordinator of strategic communications of the White House National Security Council, added on Thursday local time to reporters: “We must end the war.” One of the main issues that the president is going to discuss with Netanyahu today is how to reach this agreement, how to end this war. There are still differences and we will discuss with the Prime Minister of Israel today about resolving these differences.”

Kirby added: “We have to do the hostage release deal. Today is the 293rd day that these hostages are in the captivity of Hamas.”

He added: “There are still compromises to be made. Israelis have already made many compromises to get to this point. Hamas has made a compromise through its parties. But we have not reached an agreement yet. We must end the war. One of the main issues that the president is going to discuss with Netanyahu today is how to reach this agreement, how to end this war. There are still differences and we will discuss with the Prime Minister of Israel today about resolving these differences.”

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres also announced to reporters on Thursday: The situation in the Gaza Strip is a complete disaster that has never happened before in any battlefield.

The Gaza Ministry of Health has announced that the number of martyrs in the Gaza Strip since October 7 (15 Mehr 1402) has reached 39,175 people and the number of wounded has reached 90,403 people.

After about 10 months have passed since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip, which was launched with the two stated goals of destroying the Hamas movement and returning its prisoners on October 7, 2023 (15 Mehr 1402), during the so-called Al-Aqsa Storm operation, It has not arrived.