On Monday, The New York Post posted an article about the aftermath of the recent murders of five Israelis and one American by Hamas.
The article reports:
Hamas has now basically admitted it killed those six hostages rather than risk their liberation — indeed, all but boasted of it.
Meanwhile, the Harris-Biden administration seems to be taking the tragedy as license to push Israel into a cease-fire deal that could let the terrorists re-supply.
Asked by a reporter Monday if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had done enough to secure a hostage deal, Biden gave a flat “No” while claiming “we’re very close” to proposing another hostage deal this week, and “Hope springs eternal.”
Hamas refused to accept the last cease-fire offer, even as Netanyahu was signaling (some) willingness to bend on the crucial question of the Philadephi corridor: Who is to control the Gaza-Egyptian border during any ceasefire?
Cairo, it turns out, had let the area be riddled with smuggling tunnels on its watch, so Bibi is reluctant to let the IDF cede control even temporarily now — lest Hamas take the opportunity to re-arm and/or get its top leaders out of Dodge.
It Hamas is going to kill any hostages that might be rescued, maybe it is time to simply carpet bomb the Gaza-Egyptian border. The choice is pulling the band-aid off a little at a time or just yanking it off. I think it’s time to simply destroy the tunnels and let the chips fall where they may. The likelihood of rescuing any more hostages is very low and unfortunately the Biden administration is hurting rather than helping the situation.
This is Prime Minister Netanyahu’s response to President Biden’s statement that the Prime Minister is not doing enough to bring peace:
Maximum pressure should be put on Hamas. pic.twitter.com/kQtTFzEUHG
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) September 2, 2024
The Prime Minister if right. The unrest in Israel and the statements of President Biden are empowering Hamas. That needs to stop.