You know, what the president has made very clear is our two goals are very simple right now vis a vis the situation in Israel and Gaza. Number one, it's We want to make it so that Hamas cannot attack innocent Israeli civilians ever again. And we think that has to come through the eradication of Hamas. Second, the president has been very moved by these terrible images of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. (04:58–05:03)
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Asserts that the U.S. goal is to prevent Hamas from attacking Israeli civilians.
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