Trump used to evade expressing a clear position on the war on Gaza (European)
The potential Republican candidate for the US presidential elections, Donald Trump, announced his support for the war that Israel has been waging on the Gaza Strip for 5 months, after he had previously criticized Tel Aviv, whether for killing large numbers of Palestinian civilians or for failing to prevent the attack launched by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). ) on October 7 last year.
In a statement described by Agence France-Presse as the clearest yet, Trump answered “yes” yesterday, Tuesday, in response to Fox News about whether he was in Israel’s camp.
In response to another question about whether he agreed with the way Israel was waging its war on Gaza, the former American president replied, “You must end the problem.”
To justify his position, Trump said that Israel was subjected to a “horrific invasion” last October 7, and that this would not have happened if he were president.
He considered that Hamas attacked Israel because it did not show any respect for the Joe Biden administration.
The Hill newspaper said that Trump had previously avoided expressing a clear position on the Israeli war on Gaza, and was content with recalling his administration’s positions in support of Israel.
Last November, the former US president criticized Israel over its war on Gaza, describing what was happening as “terrible and terrible.”
Trump also criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Galat, and spoke about the failure of Israeli intelligence to prevent the attack launched by Hamas.
At that time, Israeli Channel 12 described the former US president’s statements as “surprising.”
Source: American press + agencies