Source : NEW INDIAN EXPRESS NEWS
“Some said my policy of affirmed support for Israel was relentlessly pursuing diplomacy, risked drawing America into a wider war in the region. I listened to those voices, many of whom I respected a great deal, but I concluded abandoning the course I was on would not have led us to the ceasefire we’re seeing today, but instead it would have risked a wider war in the region that so many feared. Now, the region has been fundamentally transformed,” he added.
He said the longtime leader of Hamas is dead.
Hamas sponsors in the Middle East have been badly weakened by Israel, backed by the United States.
Hezbollah, one of Hamas’ biggest backers, has been significantly weakened on the battlefield, and its leadership was destroyed, he added.
“Even as we worked for diplomatic solutions in Lebanon, we provided ongoing assistance and supported Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah, including its efforts to take out the terror infrastructure along the border between Israel and Lebanon,” Biden said.
He said Israel’s campaign was extremely successful, so much so that by the end of November, the United States had brokered a ceasefire in Lebanon.
“Hezbollah did what it said it would never do. It cut its deal and abandoned Hamas,” Biden added.
SOURCE :- NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
