Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has criticized Donald Trump for praising ‘Hezbollah’ terrorists and criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump told a crowd of supporters at a rally in Florida on Wednesday that “Netanyahu failed us, that was a very terrible thing” because he did not participate in the Soleimani operation in which a US airstrike killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in January 2020.
The former president then stated that the Lebanese Hezbollah terrorists are “viscous and clever” and that Israel must “strengthen itself.”
The Republican hopeful candidate wrote in response to would now choose to attack our friend and ally. Israel praises the Hezbollah terrorists even less as ‘very smart’.
“As president, I will support Israel and treat terrorists like the scum that they are,” he added.
The former president then stated that the Lebanese Hezbollah terrorists are “viscous and clever” and that Israel must “strengthen itself.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has criticized Donald Trump for praising ‘Hezbollah’ terrorists and criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Trump said Sunday that Hamas’ bloody attack on Israel is an “act of brutality that must be put down” and accused Joe Biden of being a weak and ineffective leader.
“The terrorist invasion of Israeli territory and the murder of Israeli soldiers and civilians is an act of brutality that must and will be crushed and avenged,” he said.
Adding: ‘The Israeli attack was carried out because we are seen as weak and ineffective and with a truly weak leader.’
The war of words comes as President Biden has pledged America’s unwavering support for Israel in the wake of devastating terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas.
Biden called the Hamas attack on Israel on Wednesday “the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust” and a campaign of “sheer brutality,” adding again that the United States stood firmly behind Israel.
The death toll now stands at 1,200 in Israel, including 14 Americans, and another 1,100 in Gaza.
Hamas is said to have taken 150 hostages, including Americans, and is threatening to execute them if Israel launches a ground invasion of Gaza.
Biden said the United States was working feverishly to secure the release of the hostages.
“As President, I will support Israel and treat terrorists like the scum they are,” DeSantis wrote on Twitter
Joe Biden is seen Wednesday during a roundtable discussion with Jewish community leaders in the White House Indian Treaty Room
Hamas has left a trail of destruction at a series of kibbutzim near the Gaza border, including children’s beds soaked in blood
Troops remove the bodies of victims killed during an attack by Hamas terrorists in Kfar Aza on Tuesday
A woman’s body is covered with a blanket in Kfar Azza
“We are working on every aspect of the hostage crisis in Israel, including deploying experts to advise and assist with recovery efforts,” he said.
‘Now the press is going to shout at me: what are you doing to bring these people home? If I told you, I couldn’t get them home.
“Folks, there’s a lot we do, a lot we do.
‘I haven’t given up hope of bringing these people home.
“But the idea that I’m going to stand here in front of you and tell you what I do is bizarre. So I hope you understand how bizarre I would find it if I tried to answer that question.’
John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, was asked at an earlier briefing whether the government is in direct or indirect contact with Hamas about securing their release, and whether he could describe their condition.
“Where they are and what condition they are in, no,” Kirby said.
He said the White House does not know if they will be kept together or if they will be moved.
In the aftermath of the attack, a child’s seat and dress were splattered with blood
Gunshots and bloodstains litter the walls and door of a kibbutz house near the Gaza border
‘Unfortunately we don’t know. And that makes efforts very difficult.’
He also told ABC White House correspondent Mary Alice Parks that he is “not aware of any specific evidence of life on any individual hostage.”
Kirby added that the US is in talks with countries that have lines of communication with Hamas, such as Qatar, to discuss freeing the hostages. Several former senior Hamas leaders live in Qatar.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, said Wednesday that Hamas militants beheaded soldiers and raped women during their attack on Israel.
Netanyahu, in a televised speech late that evening, described some of the atrocities that took place during the attack.
He said boys and girls had been shot in the head and people had been burned alive.
Netanyahu compared Hamas to ISIS and vowed that Israel’s retaliation against the terror group will “resonate with them for generations.”
