{"id":2256981,"date":"2024-05-31T17:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T21:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-hamas-no-longer-is-capable-of-carrying-out-another-oct-7\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T17:29:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T21:29:02","slug":"biden-says-hamas-no-longer-is-capable-of-carrying-out-another-oct-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-hamas-no-longer-is-capable-of-carrying-out-another-oct-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden declares Hamas unable to repeat Oct. 7 attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fbiden-says-hamas-no-longer-is-capable-of-carrying-out-another-oct-7%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=2256981&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--><p>President Joe Biden stated that\u200b Hamas is no longer \u2063capable of conducting a similar\u200c attack to the Oct. 7 incident. This assertion comes amidst efforts by the Israeli military to weaken Hamas. Biden outlined\u2064 a ceasefire proposal to Hamas, emphasizing the return of hostages, \u2062prisoner release, troop withdrawal, and humanitarian aid. The plan aims for a permanent \u200dceasefire, contingent on Hamas honoring its\u2062 commitments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> claimed on Friday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hamas\">Hamas<\/a> is \u201cno longer capable\u201d of carrying out a repeat Oct. 7 attack as he urged the terrorist group to agree to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3024468\/biden-announces-israel-ceasefire-hostage-swap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel's latest ceasefire proposal\">Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-vows-total-victory-over-hamas\/\" title=\"Netanyahu promises complete triumph against Hamas\">latest ceasefire proposal<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The admission by the president seemingly represents a new milestone reached by the Israeli military in its efforts to ensure Hamas can never carry out a similar attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Israelis are able to make this offer is because of some of the success they\u2019ve had in degrading Hamas\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-foreign-minister-blasts-biden-administrations-move-to-evacuate-some-embassy-personnel\/\" title=\"Ukraine Foreign Minister Blasts Biden Administration\u2019s Move To Evacuate Some Embassy Personnel\">military capacity<\/a>,\u201d a senior U.S. administration official said in response to the president\u2019s assessment. \u201cI don\u2019t think this offer would have been possible three months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The official continued, \u201cIsrael can make this offer without further risk to their own security because Israel has so degraded Hamas\u2019s forces over the last eight months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the president explained, at this point, of course, Hamas is no longer capable of carrying out another Oct. 7, its military capacity has been significantly eroded, and its leaders are dead or in deep hiding,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, during\u00a0a State Dining Room address at the White House, outlined the contours of the new proposal, which the official said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israelis<\/a> had agreed to; it was transmitted to Hamas on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The three-phase plan would mimic previous ceasefire proposals, which begin with a six-week ceasefire and the return of women, children, and other vulnerable hostages; the release of \u201chundreds\u201d of Palestinian prisoners; the withdrawal of Israeli troops from populated areas of Gaza; and the surging of humanitarian aid into the strip, the president said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as Hamas lives up to its commitments, the temporary ceasefire will, in the words of the Israeli proposal, the cessation of hostilities permanently,\u201d Biden explained.<\/p>\n<p>This proposal does not include exact details for what phase two will include. Many of those will be negotiated during the first phase, though the broad strokes include the release of all remaining living Israeli hostages and the withdrawal of all Israeli forces from Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of language that Israeli forces would leave Gaza completely is one of the primary differences between this proposal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-them-come-zelensky-says-russians-will-have-to-kill-us-all-to-take-kyiv\/\" title=\"'Let Them Come' \u2013 Zelensky Says Russians Will Have to 'Kill Us All' to Take Kyiv\">previous offers<\/a>. Hamas has said previously it would not agree to any deal that did not include a permanent ceasefire and withdrawal of all Israeli troops.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have repeatedly said they would not support a ceasefire proposal that called for a permanent end to the war before they accomplish their goals, which primarily is the lasting military defeat of Hamas and their removal from power in the strip.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, in a tacit acknowledgement of Netanyahu\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peace-may-be-a-long-way-off-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Ukraine: Peace may still be a ways off\">domestic political situation<\/a>, urged him and others to \u201cstand behind this deal\u201d even if there\u2019s push back, presumably from the fringe right of his coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Should Hamas agree to the proposal, the deal would seemingly end Israel\u2019s operations in Rafah, at least for six weeks. Israel has carried out limited operations in the city despite international consternation about the potential for significant numbers of civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>This image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows tent camps lining the beach and filling empty lots outside the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, Friday, May 24, 2024, housing Palestinians who fled Israel\u2019s offensive in Rafah over the past three weeks. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ceasefire could continue beyond the six-week period if the negotiations remain ongoing, the president added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second phase of the deal is for the release of all remaining hostages, and some of those hostages are male Israeli soldiers,\u201d the U.S. official said, \u201cand that will require a subsequent negotiation \u2026 for the ratio of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talks-heat-up-over-brittney-griner-swap-for-russian-terrorist-as-griner-team-appeals-drug-conviction-in-russia\/\" title=\"Talks Heat Up Over Brittney Griner Swap For Russian Terrorist As Griner Team Appeals Drug Conviction In Russia\">potential prisoner exchange<\/a> and some other things. So everybody agrees that has to be worked out. We\u2019re not going to work that out now, but it\u2019ll be worked out over the first six weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Phase three would include Hamas releasing the bodies of any of their kidnapped victims who had been killed and the start of the major reconstruction effort in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The official acknowledged \u201cthere\u2019s still pieces here to work out\u201d but said the administration is \u201cquite confident that we could get that work done.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden stated Hamas is \u201cno longer capable\u201d of repeating the Oct. 7 attack, urging the group to accept Israel\u2019s ceasefire proposal. 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