Former US president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump says he’s not “loving the way” Israel is prosecuting its war against Hamas in Gaza, again taking issue with what he says has been the IDF’s regular publication of clips showing buildings it has demolished in the enclave.
“What I said very plainly is get it over with, and let’s get back to peace and stop killing people,” Trump says in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt.
He clarifies that he wants Israel to secure a “victory,” but laments that “it’s taking a long time,” and advises Netanyahu to quickly wrap up the war.
Trump accuses Israel of “releasing the most heinous, most horrible tapes of buildings falling down. People are imagining there are a lot of people in those buildings… and they don’t like it… To me, it doesn’t make them look tough. They’re losing the PR war.”
“But they’ve got to finish what they started, and they’ve got to finish it fast, and we have to get on with life,” the former US president adds.
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