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The US continues to work with Israel for the "permanent defeat of Hamas"

Joe Biden has ordered his team to work in this direction, the White House announced

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US President Joe Biden has ordered his team to continue working with Israel until the "permanent defeat" of the radical Palestinian group "Hamas" in the Gaza Strip, reported Reuters, quoted by BTA

The agency cited a statement from the White House, which added that the US had not made a final decision on exactly how to continue arms deliveries to Israel, which were suspended because of the planned Israeli ground operation in the civilian-populated Palestinian town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. , on the border with Egypt.

The White House added that the American services have offered Israel some options on how to pursue the fighters of "Hamas". According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the city of Rafah is the last bastion of the Islamist movement, which he vowed to destroy because of the attack on Israeli territory on October 7 last year, Reuters recalls.