Kamala Harris Demands Ceasefire

Ashley Rodriguez reports on VP Kamala Harris's recent remarks regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict and humanitarian crisis.

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The Israel-Gaza conflict has been ongoing long before the attacks in late 2023. Now, Vice President Kamala Harris calls for a ceasefire of at least six weeks, as the people of Gaza have been suffering. She asks that Israel allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. There are also reports of the U.S sending food and aid to Gaza. According to AP news, Israel has proposed a deal with Hamas to release hostages in exchange for a ceasefire. The Israelis “have more or less accepted” the proposal, which includes the six-week cease-fire as well as the release by Hamas of hostages considered vulnerable, which includes the sick, the wounded, the elderly and women, said the official.

“Right now, the ball is in the court of Hamas and we are continuing to push this as hard as we possibly can,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House to brief reporters.

The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says at least 14,532 people have been killed in Gaza amid Israel’s retaliatory campaign and ground operations. More than 35,000 have been injured, the ministry says, with almost 1.5 million people displaced, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. As of Nov. 3, 67% of all deaths in Gaza were made up of women and children, while thousands more have been injured, according to several U.N. agencies, including the UNRWA. In the West Bank, about 215 people have been killed and more than 2,500 injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.