Just had a frank and constructive meeting with Prime Minister
Netanyahu.
I told him that I will always ensure.
That Israel is able to defend itself,
including from Iran and Iran backed militias such as Hamas
and Hezbollah.
What has happened in Gaza over the past nine months
is devastating.
The images of dead children and desperate,
hungry people fleeing for safety,
sometimes displaced for the 2nd,
3rd or 4th time. We cannot look away in the
face of these tragedies.
We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering,
and I will not be silent.
Thanks to the leadership of our President Joe Biden,
there is a deal on the table for a ceasefire
and a hostage deal.
It is time for this war to end and end
in a way where Israel is secure,
all the hostages are released,
the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza ends,
and the Palestinian people. Can exercise their right to freedom,
dignity and self determination.
There has been hopeful movement in the talks to secure
an agreement on this deal,
and as I just told Prime Minister Netanyahu,
it is time to get this deal done.