{"id":2091090,"date":"2023-11-05T14:52:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T19:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-rejects-bidens-push-for-pause-in-gaza-operation-to-crush-hamas\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T14:54:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T19:54:54","slug":"israel-rejects-bidens-push-for-pause-in-gaza-operation-to-crush-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-rejects-bidens-push-for-pause-in-gaza-operation-to-crush-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel refuses Biden&#8217;s request to halt Gaza operation against Hamas."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-rejects-bidens-push-for-pause-in-gaza-operation-to-crush-hamas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2091090&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Israeli \u2062Prime Minister Resists Calls for\u200c Cease-Fire in Gaza<\/h2>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is standing firm against \u200bU.S. appeals for a &#8220;humanitarian pause&#8221; in the fight against Hamas in Gaza. He insists that there will be no temporary cease-fire \u2063until the approximately 240 hostages held by the terror group are freed.<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, both President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have urged for a temporary halt in the Israel-Hamas war\u200b to\u200c allow aid\u2063 to flow \u2063into Gaza. Israel&#8217;s\u2062 forces have been targeting Hamas operatives \u200din response \u2062to the group&#8217;s brutal attacks on Israeli civilians.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we need a pause,&#8221; President Biden stated on November 1, after a \u200bprotester interrupted his campaign speech, calling for a cease-fire in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-we-cant-have-compassion-fatigue-while-ukrainian-families-are-being-torn-apart\/\" title=\"Op-Ed: No Room for 'Compassion Fatigue' Amidst Ukrainian Family Separation\">month-long conflict<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A man reacts as Palestinians search for casualties a day after Israeli strikes on houses in\u2063 Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 1,\u2063 2023.\u2064 (Mohammed Al-Masri\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During his visit to Israel, Secretary Blinken reiterated U.S. \u200bsupport for Israel&#8217;s campaign against Hamas but also echoed President Biden&#8217;s call for\u2063 a brief pause in\u200c the fighting to address the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that \u2062while America recognizes Israel&#8217;s right\u2063 to defend itself, it must act swiftly to improve conditions in Gaza to avoid undermining the prospects for peace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related \u2062Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/intense-process-underway-to-secure-hostages-held-by-hamas-but-no-guarantee-white-house-5522907?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">&#8216;Intense Process&#8217; Underway to Secure Hostages Held by Hamas,\u2063 but &#8216;No Guarantee&#8217;: White House<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">11\/4\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/intense-process-underway-to-secure-hostages-held-by-hamas-but-no-guarantee-white-house-5522907?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/hamas-has-taken-palestinians-hostage-rep-hoyer-on-challenges-israel-faces-calls-for-thoughtfulness-5522928?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Hamas Has Taken Palestinians Hostage: Rep. Hoyer on Challenges Israel Faces, Calls for Thoughtfulness<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">11\/3\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/hamas-has-taken-palestinians-hostage-rep-hoyer-on-challenges-israel-faces-calls-for-thoughtfulness-5522928?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;There will be no partners for peace if they&#8217;re consumed by a humanitarian catastrophe and feel neglected \u2063in their suffering,&#8221; Mr. Blinken emphasized, \u2062calling for a humanitarian pause in Israeli operations in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>He \u2064stressed that how Israel conducts \u200dits \u200bcampaign against Hamas matters, as failure to do\u200d so plays\u2064 into \u2062the \u2064hands of terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A child&#8217;s bed stained with blood is among the damage caused by Hamas terrorists after they attacked Kibbutz Be&#8217;eri, Israel, on \u2063Oct. 20, 2023. (Dima Vazinovich\/Middle East Images\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, the Israeli <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a>\u200b rejected the U.S. calls for a temporary cease-fire, insisting that the military operation will continue until the\u2064 hostages held by\u200c Hamas are \u2062released.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Hamas operatives took hundreds of people captive in their shocking assault on Israeli communities on October 7, \u200bwhile mercilessly killing many others, including women and children.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Full Force&#8217; Ahead<\/h2>\n<p>In a televised address, Mr. Netanyahu declared,\u2064 &#8220;We are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-rejects-bidens-push-for-pause-in-gaza-operation-to-crush-hamas\/\" title=\"Israel refuses Biden's request to halt Gaza operation against Hamas.\">continuing full force<\/a> and \u200bIsrael refuses a temporary cease-fire that does not include the return of hostages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who also \u2063participated in meetings with Secretary Blinken, showed little receptiveness to\u2062 the U.S. calls for a pause.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Herzog emphasized Israel&#8217;s right to self-defense and highlighted \u2063that Israeli \u200bauthorities had repeatedly urged non-combatants \u200dto \u2062evacuate northern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>He detailed the message sent \u200cto Gazans, including the distribution of\u200b 1.2 million pamphlets, 6 million recorded messages, and 4 million texts, urging them to leave areas used for launching\u2063 attacks against Israel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A girl \u2064stands behind the \u200cmetal mesh that \u200ccovered the window of a building that was\u200b hit by Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 31, 2023. (Mohammed Abed\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, an anonymous senior U.S. administration official\u2063 revealed that there were &#8220;indirect engagements&#8221; between the United States and Hamas to secure the release of hostages.<\/p>\n<p>The official stated that a significant pause in the violence would be necessary for a hostage release, but \u2062did not provide specific details.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that the earlier release of two American women hostages served \u2064as a pilot to \u200ctest the \u2062possibility of securing hostage releases.<\/p>\n<p>However, he acknowledged the complexity of the process and the challenges in communicating with those responsible for \u200bthe hostages.<\/p>\n<p>While the discussions are \u2062intense and detailed, the official cautioned that there is no guarantee of success or a specific timeline for the release of Hamas-held hostages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Meanwhile, there have been\u2062 reports that Hamas may have targeted civilians attempting to flee Gaza to prevent losing the \u200bprotection of human shields. \u200cSocial \u2064media \u2064footage shows a \u200croadway\u200d strewn\u200c with bodies riddled with bullets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Israeli military announced the opening of an evacuation corridor in Gaza during specific hours to allow civilians to leave safely.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;If you care about yourself and your loved\u200b ones, head south according to our instructions. Rest assured that Hamas leaders are\u200b already taking care to protect themselves,&#8221; stated an Israeli military official in \u200ba post on X.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) stated that Hamas attempted to prevent Gazan civilians from evacuating, including by firing at \u2062IDF soldiers facilitating the \u2062evacuation route.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why is Israel&#8217;s\u200d Prime Minister refusing to consider \u2064a temporary\u200b cease-fire until the hostages are freed<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Sm:line-clamp-3&#8243;><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/no-plans-for-ceasefire-as-israel-aims-to-free-hostages-held-by-hamas-5522144?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">No Plans for Cease-Fire as Israel \u2062Aims to Free Hostages Held by Hamas<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">11\/3\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<p>          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/no-plans-for-ceasefire-as-israel-aims-to-free-hostages-held-by-hamas-5522144?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image.en.e9t.com\/e9tfp\/image?src=http:\/\/g.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/03\/GettyImages-998568872.jpg&#038;size=381x228 1x, https:\/\/image.en.e9t.com\/e9tfp\/image?src=http:\/\/g.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/03\/GettyImages-998568872.jpg&#038;size=762x456 2x\"><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image.en.e9t.com\/e9tfp\/image?src=http:\/\/g.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/03\/GettyImages-998568872.jpg&#038;size=381x228 1x, https:\/\/image.en.e9t.com\/e9tfp\/image?src=http:\/\/g.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/03\/GettyImages-998568872.jpg&#038;size=762x456 2x\"><\/source><\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/image.en.e9t.com\/e9tfp\/image?src=http:\/\/g.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/03\/GettyImages-998568872.jpg&#038;size=762x456\" alt=\"Thousands of Palestinians take part\u2062 in a demonstration against the Israeli blockade and to support Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails\u200c ta Hussein\u200b Square\u2064 in the center of the Gaza Strip on Nov. 3, 2023. (Mohammed Abed\/AFP\u2064 via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"762\" height=\"456\"><\/img><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p>          <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The Epoch Times<\/em> \u200c reported \u2062on \u2063November 4 that an &#8220;intense process&#8221; is underway to secure the release of the hostages held by Hamas. However, there\u2063 is no guarantee\u200d of success,\u2064 according to the White House. The hostages were captured during a series of attacks by\u2064 Hamas on Israeli civilians, which led to Israel&#8217;s military response.<\/p>\n<p>While the U.S. has been urging for a temporary \u2062cease-fire\u200b,\u200c Israel&#8217;s Prime Minister is adamant that no such pause \u2062will \u2063occur until all hostages are freed. Netanyahu is standing firm in his commitment\u200d to\u200b the safety and security of the \u2062Israeli people. He believes that any temporary halt in the fighting would only provide Hamas with an opportunity to regroup \u200band launch\u2062 new attacks.\u200d Therefore, he is unwilling\u2062 to compromise \u2064on the hostage\u200d issue.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden and Secretary Blinken&#8217;s calls for\u200d a cease-fire are motivated\u2062 by a\u200b desire to alleviate the suffering of\u200b the Palestinian people\u2062 in Gaza.\u2063 The ongoing conflict has taken a toll on the civilian population, causing significant damage to infrastructure and hindering access to essential services such as\u200d healthcare and clean water. The U.S. recognizes the urgent\u200c need \u200cto address the humanitarian crisis\u200d in\u2064 Gaza and is\u200c committed to providing\u2063 assistance. However, Israel&#8217;s insistence on resolving the hostage situation first has put the U.S. in a difficult position.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has a\u200c legitimate right to defend itself against\u2063 terrorist attacks,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejects US request for a &#8220;humanitarian pause&#8221; in Gaza conflict, demanding release of hostages held by Hamas before considering a temporary cease-fire. 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