Vice President Harris Criticizes Israel for ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ in Gaza, Calls for Ceasefire

On March 3, U.S. Vice President Harris explicitly criticized Israel for not adequately addressing the “humanitarian catastrophe” in the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza. Photographed in Selma, Alabama (2024 Reuters/Megan Varner)

[３日 ロイター] – US Vice President Harris on the 3rd clearly criticized Israel for not adequately addressing the “humanitarian catastrophe” in the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza.

In a speech in Selma, Alabama, he called for an immediate ceasefire and appealed to the Islamic group Hamas to accept an offer to release hostages in exchange for a six-week cessation of fighting.

At the same time, he stated, “The people of Gaza are starving. The situation is inhumane.” “The Israeli government must redouble its efforts to significantly increase the flow of aid supplies. There can be no excuses.” He also called for new checkpoints to be opened and for “unnecessary restrictions” to be placed on the entry of goods.

Harris’ comments reflect frustration within the government over the Gaza conflict, as President Biden faces a backlash from left-leaning voters as he seeks re-election.

Harris is scheduled to meet former Defense Minister Gantz, a member of Israel’s wartime cabinet, at the White House on the 4th, and is expected to deliver a frank message.

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Jeff Mason is a White House Correspondent for Reuters. He has covered the presidencies of Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden and the presidential campaigns of Biden, Trump, Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. He served as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association in 2016-2017, leading the press corps in advocating for press freedom in the early days of the Trump administration. His and the WHCA’s work was recognized with Deutsche Welle’s “Freedom of Speech Award.” Jeff has asked pointed questions of domestic and foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. He is a winner of the WHCA’s “Excellence in Presidential News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure” award and co-winner of the Association for Business Journalists’ “Breaking News” award. Jeff began his career in Frankfurt, Germany as a business reporter before being posted to Brussels, Belgium, where he covered the European Union. Jeff appears regularly on television and radio and teaches political journalism at Georgetown University. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a former Fulbright scholar.

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2024-03-04 07:42:51