U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said that Hamas terrorists are refusing to allow U.S. citizens to leave Gaza, leaving them stuck in the area despite U.S. pressure to let them go.
With up to 600 U.S. citizens estimated to be in Gaza, Blinken said, “To date, at least, Hamas has blocked them from leaving, showing once again its total disregard for civilians of any kind who are – who are stuck in Gaza,” on CBS News’ ” Face the Nation .”
Despite previously calling for a ceasefire in Israel, during his interview Sunday, Blinken defended Israel’s right to defend itself.
“It was only a couple of weeks ago that Hamas invaded Israel with its terrorist fighters and slaughtered – and I use that – that word very deliberately – slaughtered so many people, again, men, women, young children, babies, old people, you name it,” he said.While visiting Israel, Blinken […]
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