Kamala: Absolutely No Intention To Send Troops To Israel Or Gaza

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – Vice-President Kamala Harris has said that Washington has “absolutely no intention” to send combat troops to Israel or Gaza.

Israel has a right to defend itself, but Palestinians deserve “equal measures of safety and security”, Harris said during an interview with CBS.

Stressing on the importance of differentiating between Hamas and Palestinians, she said: “A terrorist organization, Hamas, slaughtered hundreds of young people at a concert. By most estimates, at least 1,400 Israelis are dead. Israel, without any question, has a right to defend itself.

“Palestinians deserve equal measures of safety and security, and there should be no conflation between Hamas and Palestine,” CNN reported.

However, the rules of the war must be adhered to, Harris asserted.

On October 29, US President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the flow of aid into Gaza and the importance of protecting civilian lives.

Earlier, speaking to a delegation of the families of missing persons and hostages on October 27, The Vice-President said, “You are not alone, the Biden-Harris administration is doing everything possible to secure the release of all hostages in the custody of Hamas.”

She also emphasized to the families that the US government was doing everything in its power to ensure the safe return of American hostages and was working to secure the release of all hostages held by Hamas.

The US government also ensured the families that they were working with its allies in the Middle East to exert their influence to secure the release of the hostages.