Biden 'needs to back up his 'no excuses' language,' the lawmaker said.
Biden"needs to back up his 'no excuses' language," the lawmaker said.Sen Chris Van Hollen speaks to reporters at a news conference on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, on March 27, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland.Democratic Sen.
"My view, Martha, is until the Netanyahu government allows more assistance into Gaza, to help people who are literally starving to death, we should not be sending more bombs," Van Hollen said on Sunday. Still, though the president and his top officials have spoken out about the Palestinians caught in the crossfire and warned that there could be "consequences" if the Israelis move into Rafah without a plan for civilians, the White House so far has declined to condition military aid or take other overt steps to pressure Netanyahu.
"I think we need to better use our leverage. We have different parts of leverage and one of them is sending more offensive weapons. So, President Biden needs to be as serious about ensuring more humanitarian assistance gets into Gaza as Netanyahu has been in making his demands," he said. "One-third of the shipments of the humanitarian assistance into northern Gaza have been blocked in the last month. You could open Erez Crossing in the north and get assistance in right now. I mean, kids starve to death," Van Hollen said.
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