"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," Ms. Harris said during a speech in Selma, Alabama. In unusually strong language, Ms. Harris called on the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take steps to increase aid into Gaza. No excuses," Ms. Harris said. Ms. Harris is due to meet with Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel's war cabinet, in Washington on March 4. Ms. Harris delivered her remarks at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where a march by hundreds of peaceful activists was violently suppressed by police on March 7, 1965.

Source: The Hindu March 04, 2024 13:49 UTC