United States Vice President Kamala Harris spoke early Wednesday with President Isaac Herzog on the one month anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. The two discussed the latest developments in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.
Harris reiterated her support for Israel's right to protect its citizens and fight terrorism following the bloody October 7th attack, and emphasized her and President Biden's focus on securing the release of the hostages held by Hamas.
In addition, she emphasized the importance of protecting civilian lives and respecting international humanitarian law and the necessity to further increase the provision of life-saving humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. She also raised the need to increase stability and security in the West Bank and hold extremist settlers accountable for acts of violence.
Harris further emphasized the importance of setting conditions for peace and security with equal measures of security, prosperity and freedom for Israelis and Palestinians.