The President of the United States, Joe Biden, said this Friday (25) that the death of people in Gaza “has to stop”.
He made the comments during an event where he formally apologized for the federal government’s role in Native American boarding schools. The president’s speech was interrupted by two pro-Palestine protesters.
“There are too many innocent people being killed and it needs to stop,” Biden declared as a protester was escorted away.
Another person, waving a Palestinian flag, could be heard shouting: “What about the people of Gaza? And the people of Palestine?”
Some participants in the crowd shouted, “Get out of here.”
Understand the conflict in the Gaza Strip
Israel has carried out intense airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since last year, after Hamas invaded the country and killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli counts. Furthermore, the radical group holds dozens of hostages.
Hamas does not recognize Israel as a state and claims Israeli territory for Palestine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly promised to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and recover people detained in Gaza.
In addition to the air offensive, the Israeli Army carries out land incursions into Palestinian territory. This caused much of Gaza’s population to be displaced.
The UN and several humanitarian institutions have warned of a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with a lack of food, medicine and the spread of diseases.
About a year into the conflict, the Israeli population took to the streets in protests against Netanyahu, accusing the prime minister of failing to reach a ceasefire agreement so the hostages could be released.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by the Israeli Army on October 16, in the city of Rafah.
This content was originally published on Biden says the death of “innocent people” in the Gaza Strip needs to stop on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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