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Donald Trump slams ‘weak’ Biden for Israel-Gaza conflict & says Hamas wouldn’t dare fire rockets with him in charge
DONALD Trump has blasted “weak” Joe Biden for the recent Israel-Gaza conflict, claiming Hamas wouldn’t have attacked if he was still in the White House.
The former president made the remarks in an interview that was broadcast last night – hours after a ceasefire was declared following an 11-day blitz on the Gaza Strip that has left more than 200 dead.
Donald Trump has blasted Joe Biden for his approach throughout the recent Israel-Conflict[/caption]
The 11-day bombing blitz between Israel and Hamas left more than 200 dead[/caption]
Trump told cable news channel OANN that Biden showed weakness during the conflict and said Hamas wouldn’t have dared to fire rockets at Israel if he was still president.
He said: “They didn’t shoot rockets. They are shooting thousands of rockets into Israel – that wouldn’t have happened with me.”
Trump admitted that he was fearful about the Middle East’s future ahead of the ceasefire, DailyMail.com reports.
He said: “You get war, you get big war in the Middle East and it’s going to get worse.”
The interview was originally filmed on Tuesday but was broadcast hours after Joe Biden appeared to take some credit for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
Biden welcomed the ceasefire but said the US fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself[/caption]
Addressing the nation, Biden said that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to a mutual, unconditional ceasefire.
The Egyptians informed Washington that political leaders in Gaza had also agreed to end the fighting.
The president welcomed the decision but said the US “fully supports” Israel’s right to defend itself when faced with terrorist attacks.
Biden also pledged to help Israel build back up its Iron Dome defense system, pointing out that the US helped develop it.
The agreement closes the heaviest round of fighting between the enemies since a 50-day war in 2014.
The fighting began May 10, when Hamas militants in Gaza fired long-range rockets toward Jerusalem after clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Homes have been destroyed throughout the conflict[/caption]
Israel’s Iron Dome intercepts missiles from the Gaza Strip[/caption]
People search for survivors in the rubble of a building that was bombed in Gaza City[/caption]
Streaks of light illuminated the sky in Ashkelon, Israel on Tuesday as Hamas launched rockets from the Gaza Strip[/caption]
Palestinians pictured assessing the damage caused by Israeli air strikes in Beit Hanun earlier this week[/caption]
The spot is a flashpoint site that is known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount.
Heavy-handed police tactics at the compound and the threatened eviction of dozens of Palestinian families by Jewish settlers had earlier inflamed tensions.
Mr Netanyahu’s security cabinet approved the truce on the basis of what one official reportedly called “quiet in exchange for quiet”.
Rocket attacks by Hamas and allied Islamic Jihad had resumed after an eight-hour pause on Thursday, as Israel continued shelling that it said aimed to destroy the factions’ military capabilities.
Health officials in Gaza said 232 Palestinians – including 65 children – have been killed and more than 1,900 wounded in aerial bombardments.
Israel said it has killed at least 160 combatants in Gaza.
Authorities put the death toll in Israel at 12, with hundreds of residents treated for injuries sustained in rocket attacks.
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