Asked for a response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to militarily occupy all of Gaza, US State Department deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott told reporters that the Trump administration has “three focuses,” relating to Israel’s security.
They include “getting humanitarian aid into Gaza without it being looted by Hamas,” ensuring “the hostages [are] released” and that “Hamas cannot continue to exist”.
He did not mention what would happen to Palestinians, or what US policy is toward nearly two million people in the enclave.
“There could be no long term prosperity with Hamas as it as a governing force or otherwise within Gaza. So that’s what our policy is. That’s where our focus is… for further details on Israel’s policy, I would refer you to the Government of Israel,” Pigott said.
