Trump says Harris is calling to end the Gaza war because ‘She Hates Israel.’

During a live debate on Tuesday night, Trump and Harris had faced off on the current Gaza war: Trump avoided answering a direct question on how he would end the almost year-long war. President Trump, in essence, doubled down, saying that if he were in charge, the attack by Hamas on October 7, which killed over 1,200 people, would not have taken place. He stepped up his tirade against Harris by saying, “She hates Israel,” and went on to say that if Harris becomes president, Israel will not survive for another two years. 

 This is not the first time Trump has been accused of such; in the past, Trump said in a meeting with the Republican Jewish Coalition that “Israel is gone” if Harris wins the presidency. Trump has earlier also associated himself with several controversies, such as calling Jews who participate in the Democratic Party ‘anti-Israel’ and calling Senator Chuck Schumer, a Jewish, a proud member of Hamas. 

 During the debate, Trump also accused Harris of harbouring animosity toward the Arab population, stating, “The whole place is going to get blown up, Arabs, Jewish people, Israel. Israel will be gone.’’ 

 In the response, Harris downplayed Trump’s words, calling them an attempt to ‘divide and distract’ away from key concerns. She also reiterated her previous commitment towards the support of Israel and the Israelites. ” Ibid, I have for the whole of my professional practice and existence stood for Israel and the Israeli nation, Harris told his audience. She also stressed that the existing war cannot continue, laying stress on the fact that the fight must be stopped immediately while concentration on the rescue of hostages is needed. ‘We need a cease-fire deal, and we need the hostages,’ she said. However, my administration will make every effort to bring those about. 

Harris also continued in her statement to support two-state solutions while at the same time supporting the security of Israel. The debate reached an important point of contention as the two candidates squared off, more than three months after President Joe Biden went public with an Israeli idea of a cease-fire and hostage swap. 

 Even today, with the current powerless negotiations led by the USA, Egypt, and Qatar, little has been achieved because of new demands from both Hamas and Israel. President Biden has accused PM Netanyahu of not doing enough to reach a hostage bargain. However, he rejected demands to delay deliveries of military support to Israel as part of the pressure. Despite his call for a truce, Harris has delayed going for an armoury of the Israeli state. 

 During the ongoing Gaza campaign, the death rate has increased. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, the total death toll for Palestinians is over 41000, a number of them being females as well as children. Israeli air raids continue. On Tuesday, there was an air strike on a crowded area of the humanitarian zone in Al Mwasi, which, according to Palestinian medical sources, killed at least 19 people. The Israeli military denied the number of casualties and said they were aiming at senior Hamas operatives. 

 The debate further exposed existent difficulties and politics in the endeavour to lose the war in Gaza, as both candidates painted different pictures of what each had in mind about the crisis if they had won.