The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harrismet this Thursday with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuto convey his support for the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), although at the same time he has shown his concern for “human suffering” Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli attacks and has urged them to reach an agreement for a ceasefire.

“I just had a frank and constructive meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu. I told him that I will always make sure that Israel can defend itself.“I have always had an unwavering commitment to the existence of the State of Israel, to its security, and to the people of Israel. I have said this many times, but it bears repeating. Israel has the right to defend itself, and how it does so is important,” Harris told reporters shortly after the meeting.

In this regard, he recalled that “Hamas is a brutal regime” that “massacred” 1,200 people in the attacks of October 7, when it also “committed horrible acts of sexual violence” and kidnapped some 240 people, including American citizens who remain captive in the Strip.

However, the US vice president has expressed her concern about “human suffering” in Gaza: “I have also expressed to the Prime Minister my deep concern about the scale of human suffering in Gaza.“including the deaths of too many innocent civilians. And I have made clear my concern about the dire humanitarian situation there, with more than two million people facing high levels of food insecurity, and half a million people facing catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity,” he added.

Harris said the situation in the Palestinian enclave was “devastating” and that “images of dead children” and “desperately hungry people fleeing” cannot continue to be produced. She urged Hamas to reach an agreement to reach a ceasefire that would allow the release of hostages and the delivery of humanitarian aid.

“Thanks to the leadership of our President, Joe Biden, there is an agreement on the table for a ceasefire and a hostage agreement, and it is important that we remember what the agreement entails. The first phase of the agreement would entail a full ceasefire, including the withdrawal of the Israeli army from population centres in Gaza. In the second phase, the Israeli army would withdraw completely from Gaza, which would mean a permanent end to hostilities. It’s time for this war to end“, has added.

He also stressed that the conflict must end with a secure State of Israel and with the option for the Palestinian people “to exercise their right to freedom, dignity and self-determination” through a two-state solution.

Netanyahu also meets with Biden, whom he thanks for 50 years of support for Israel

Netanyahu also met this Thursday with Joe Bidenwhom she thanked for his 50 years of support for Israel during a meeting at the White House.

Before the meeting began in the Oval Office of the White House, the two leaders posed for television cameras smiling, shook hands and sat down in two yellow armchairs. The first to speak was Biden, who welcomed Netanyahu, on his first visit to the White House since Donald Trump left power in January 2021, and said that the two have “a lot to talk about.”

“So we should get started,” the president said, then handing the floor to Netanyahu. “Mr. President, we’ve known each other for 40 years, and you’ve known every Israeli prime minister for 50 years, going back to Golda Meir. So, from a proud Zionist Jew to a proud Zionist Irish-American, I want to thank you for 50 years of public service and 50 years of support for the State of Israel,” Netanyahu said in the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Biden traveled to show support for Israel following the Oct. 7 attacks by the Palestinian group Hamas.

Since then, The relationship between the two has become increasingly strained due to Netanyahu’s resistance to ending the war in Gaza.Biden’s main goal is to pressure Netanyahu to reach an agreement with Hamas that would allow a truce to be declared in the Gaza Strip. According to a senior US official, Negotiations for an agreement between Israel and Hamas are in their “final phase” During the meeting, Biden wanted to discuss the latest obstacles with Netanyahu.

Biden made clear in an address to the nation from the Oval Office last night that one of his main goals in his remaining six months in office will be to end the war in Gaza, which would be a major achievement for his legacy after he ended his campaign for the November elections.

Netanyahu is also scheduled to meet with Donald Trump this Friday.

During his stay and multiple meetings in the United States, Netanyahu will also have a meeting with Donald Trump this FridayRepublican presidential candidate, at the magnate’s Mar-a-Lago residence in the state of Florida.

Trump announced the date in a message posted on his social media account ‘Truth Social’, where he had previously said that the meeting was scheduled for Thursday but had been postponed to Friday at the request of “‘Bibi’ Netanyahu”.

“During my first term, we had peace and stability in the region.including signing the historic Abraham Accords, and we will have it again,” the former US president said.

In this regard, he reiterated that, if he reaches the Oval Office, his “program of peace through strength will demonstrate to the world that these horrible and deadly wars and violent conflicts must end,” highlighting that “millions of people are dying” and that the Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, “is not capable” of stopping them.