US sees potential ceasefire as means to release captives, not as permanent truce
Chris Hedges, a political commentator and author, says the US vetoed ...
Chris Hedges, a political commentator and author, says the US vetoed the latest Security Council resolution on Gaza because it does not perceive a potential ceasefire as permanent but as ...one in which the captives leave Gaza. “All of the hostages could have been freed on October 8 [2023],” Hedges told Al Jazeera. “Those hostages were taken to release the some 10,000 Palestinians who were held in Israeli prisons, many without due process.” “You could make a pretty strong argument” that Israel killed most of the captives who have lost their lives in Gaza, Hedges said. “That’s an Israeli decision,” he said.
Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/
Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile
#Gaza #Israel #Hamas #CeasefireNow #UNSC #USPolicy #MiddleEast #AlJazeeraEnglish[+] Show More