Vice President Kamala Harris echoed an increasing number of Democrats calling for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war, putting pressure on Hamas to accept a deal amid what she described as a “humanitarian catastrophe.”
“People in Gaza are starving, conditions inhumane, and our common humanity compels us to act,” Harris told a crowd Sunday in Selma, Alabama. “Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks, which is what is currently on the table.”
She continued, “This will get the hostages out and get a significant amount of aid in; this would allow us to build something more enduring to ensure Israel is secure and to respect the rights of Palestinian people.”
During remarks commemorating the 59th anniversary
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