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Biden says Hamas must be eliminated
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- 16 October, 2023
- 05:39
US President Joe Biden said on Sunday he believes the Hamas militant group must be eliminated but there should be a path to a Palestinian state, after top US officials warned the war between Israel and Hamas could escalate, Report informs via Reuters.
When asked if he believes Hamas must be eliminated entirely, Biden said "Yes, I do. But there needs to be a Palestinian authority. There needs to be a path to a Palestinian state," he said during a CBS 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday.
The US leader also commented on the so-called two state solution for Israel and Palestine.
"[The path] would create an independent nation next to Israel for 5 million Palestinians who live in Gaza and on the West Bank of the Jordan River," he explained.
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