US President Joe Biden gave a comprehensive interview to Time magazine, published today (Tuesday), about the various arenas around the world, in preparation for the presidential elections, and also addressed the war in the Gaza Strip and the hearings at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
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It should be noted that the interview was conducted before the speech in which the president revealed the hostage deal.
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During the interview, the president was asked whether IDF forces were committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip - and Biden replied: "The answer is that it is not certain and that is being investigated by the Israelis themselves.".
Regarding the Hague tribunal, he said: "We do not recognize it, but one thing is certain, the people in Gaza, the Palestinians, suffered greatly from a lack of food, water and medicine, and many innocent people were killed.".
However, Biden clarified: "A lot of this has to do not just with Israel but with what Hamas is doing as we speak. Hamas is scaring the population.".
The president mentioned October 7th and told of the horror documents he saw from the day of the massacre: "What they (Hamas) did is worse than I've ever seen - and I've seen a lot. They tied mothers and daughters together with rope, poured kerosene on it and burned them to death.".
When asked who was to blame for the fact that there is still no hostage deal, Israel or Hamas, he replied firmly: "Hamas. Hamas could end it tomorrow. It could have said the words and taken the step. And yes, the last offer that Israel made was very generous in terms of who they were willing to release and what they would give in return.".
""The last offer that Israel made was very generous in terms of the people it was willing to release, what they would give in return. Bibi is under enormous pressure regarding the kidnappings, and therefore he is willing to do everything to return the kidnapped.".
When asked if Netanyahu is prolonging the war for political reasons, he replied: "I don't intend to answer that, there is every reason to draw that conclusion.".
Biden was asked if he believed Netanyahu had responsibility for the events of October 7, and replied: "I don't know how one person has all this responsibility. He was the leader of the country, and it happened, but he wasn't the only one who didn't get it. He wasn't the only one who didn't understand it.".
The president added: "My main disagreement with Netanyahu is what happens the day after, what will happen when the Gaza story is over. Will the Israeli forces go back in? I spoke to the Egyptians, the Saudis, the Jordanians, and the Emiratis. If that's what happens, it can't last. There has to be a two-state solution, and that's my biggest disagreement with Bibi.".
