00:00A very quick question. On Sunday, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the
00:07ethnic cleansing of Gaza is inevitable and that they were targeting every house in Gaza for that
00:12purpose. So is the United States, are they okay with that kind of language or would there be a
00:20rebuke in the future of such a thing that is clearly, you know, speaks of war crime? What is
00:26the position of the U.S.? Well, first, I don't accept the characterization of your question.
00:29And second, I'd say that Hamas bears sole responsibility for the war and for the resumption
00:33of hostilities. We want peace and the immediate release of all hostages. And we've also been
00:38clear from this podium and elsewhere that any departure from Gaza must be voluntary.
00:42Yeah, but you, I mean, as far as what he said, I mean, that's what came out of the cabinet
00:46meeting. I mean, independent of what we hear about Hamas and so on, and they are responsible
00:52for this. But do you have a position on the forcible removal of the Palestinians from Gaza?
00:58Look, I just answered that question. I stand by what I just said. And ultimately,
01:01Hamas bears sole responsibility for this war. Yes.
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