“I don’t know of anyone who would not rather see a negotiated settlement in which Hamas agrees to no longer be a terrorist group, lay down their arms, free the hostages — by the way, not just the hostages that they’re holding from Israel, but frankly, the people of Gaza that they’re also hosting hostage holding hostage as human shields,” he said. “And when you’re confronting that hard reality — as much as we may wish that there be a sort of a peaceful, diplomatic way to end it, and we’ll continue to explore and be dedicated to it — we also have to be prepared for the possibility that that’s not going to happen.” The secretary is expected to make a stop in Doha later this week, where he said he will explore “what role can Qatar play possibly in reaching an outcome here that leads not just to the end of this hostilities, not just to the release of all of the hostages, both living and deceased, not just the disarmament and elimination of Hamas, but also a better future for the people of Gaza.“
Author: Caitlin Doornbos
Published at: 2025-09-15 20:56:49
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