The United States is refraining from predicting the timeline for the conclusion of the Israel-Palestine conflict but believes that the situation will change. This statement was made by John Finer, the deputy national security advisor to the US President, in an interview with CBS News.
“I don’t want to speculate on how close we are or not to the end of the conflict,” said the White House representative.
According to Finer, whenever the armed confrontation ends, the situation will no longer be the same.
“We need to get back to urgent work in finding a solution for the creation of two states, including both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank,” he summarized.
On October 7, Hamas forces launched thousands of rockets into Israeli territory and declared the start of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation. Thousands of militants infiltrated Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military vehicles and over a hundred hostages. Against this backdrop, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced that the country is in a state of war.
The Israeli Defense Forces’ response operation has been named “Iron Swords,” and one of its objectives is the destruction of Hamas. The Israeli Air Force has conducted strikes on hundreds of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli National Security Council has decided to halt the supply of water, food, goods, electricity, and fuel to the region. On October 13, Israel informed the United Nations that 1.1 million Palestinians must evacuate to the south of Gaza within 24 hours in preparation for a ground operation.
Earlier, Netanyahu assessed the likelihood of a ceasefire in Gaza.
