Donald Trump supports Israel's war in Gaza

Former President Donald Trump publicly voiced his support for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday as international pressure mounts on the United States to run for the Republican presidential nomination. Slows down its ally.

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Asked on Fox News if he was “in Israel's camp,” he replied, “Yes.”

Asked if he “approved” of the Israeli military's conduct of its offensive in Gaza, Donald Trump responded: “You have to finish the problem.” Not exactly a “problem”.

The interview aired on “Super Tuesday,” during which fifteen U.S. states held Republican and Democratic primaries, and at a time when President Joe Biden is widely facing the only candidate to win the Democratic nomination for the November election. Criticism for his support of Israel.

The death toll in Gaza has exceeded 30,631 – mostly women and children – according to the Hamas health ministry, and with the population threatened by famine, the democratic president is under increasing pressure to act internationally and on the basis of its democratic elections. .

The war between Israel and Hamas has continued since the Palestinian movement's attack on Israeli territory on October 7 in the Gaza Strip, which killed 1,160 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli data.

In the United States, activist groups are calling for the punishment of the Biden government for its support and funding of Israel by choosing a blank ballot at the ballot box. More than 100,000 people voted during Michigan's Democratic primary last week.

US President Joe Biden has called on Hamas to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza ahead of Ramadan, hoping to advance negotiations on the war with Israel.