Donald Trump accused Joe Biden on Thursday of “taking the side” of Hamas and described as a “shame” the American president’s threats to stop delivering certain weapons to Israel in the event of a major offensive in Rafah, in the south of the Strip. Gaza.
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“What Biden is doing regarding Israel is a disgrace,” the Republican presidential candidate in November told the media, before rushing into the courtroom of the New York court where he is being tried for concealment of a payment to an ex-porn star. “He totally abandoned Israel.”
The Democratic president warned Wednesday that he “would not deliver” certain weapons to Israel, of which the United States is the primary military supporter, in particular “artillery shells”, in the event of major operations against Rafah.
This is the first time that President Biden has publicly set conditions for American military aid to Israel, which is waging a war against Hamas in Gaza in retaliation for the attack perpetrated on October 7 by the Palestinian Islamist movement on the ground. Israeli.
“Joe-the-Scoundrel takes the side of these terrorists” of Hamas, Donald Trump also declared on his Truth social network.
“Biden is weak, corrupt and is leading the world straight into World War III,” he added, assuring that once he returned to power, he would “demand peace through force.”
Under the presidency of Donald Trump, the United States turned its back on a two-state solution by unilaterally recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The American embassy had been moved to the holy city, causing a global outcry.
At the beginning of April, the real estate magnate, however, estimated that Israel was “losing the communications war” in Gaza, evoking the “terrible images” of “bombs dropped on buildings” in the Palestinian territory.
