Newsmax by Marisa Herman 10/16/2023
President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are working overtime to force Israel to open water, electricity and food for Gaza – a move that puts at risk the 199 hostages being held there under dire circumstances.
Israel has placed a siege on Gaza following a brutal Hamas' terror attack that killed over 1,300 Israelis.
"We have a long history of dealing this and sieges work," an Israeli security source told Newsmax.
The source noted the withholding of water and electric are the "only leverage Israel has over Hamas right now," adding that giving aid to Gaza gives Hamas options.
Last week, Israel's energy minister, Israel Katz, said that not a single "electrical switch will be turned on, no water hydrant will be opened and no fuel truck will enter" until the "abductees" were returned safely.
Biden has repeatedly stated that Israel has a right to defend itself from the terror group, but the administration is apparently seeking to appease progressive Democrats by backing humanitarian aid for Gaza – over the well-being of the hostages.
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