The White House said on Sunday that it supports Israel’s decision to delay releasing 600 Palestinian prisoners who were set to be freed after Hamas released six Israeli captives in exchange on Saturday.

President Donald Trump is prepared to support Israel in “whatever course of action it chooses regarding Hamas,” a statement from National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said the prisoner release would be delayed until Hamas ends its ceremonies while freeing Israeli captives.

Hamas has called the delay a “blatant violation” of the truce and said Netanyahu is engaging in “procrastination and stalling tactics” to undermine the agreement.

  • Optional
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    At least we didn’t vote for genocide! We just let it in along with the fascism.

    • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost
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      Bet you’re glad you get to still remain smug as the blood drains the streets. No matter who won, that smirk isn’t going to leave.

    • @Ensign_Crab
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      36 hours ago

      At least you didn’t have to budge on the issue.

      • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost
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        34 hours ago

        “Look my job as a liberal to act smug when we win or lose. I don’t care who bombs children, I can claim it’s a requirement for neoliberal capitalism, or that they should have listened to me smugly tell them I never needed their vote in the first place.”

    • @TokenBoomer
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      You should have voted for Harris then.

  • @[email protected]
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    -129 hours ago

    I know this is an incredibly unpopular decision and with good reason, because these are humans. But we should really just let them sort this shit out by themselves. If the desert ends up glassed then so be it.

    • @IndustryStandardOP
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      We should in fact do that. The reason Israel exists is because of our weapons and money. As soon as we leave it alone, Israel will disappear in a year.

    • @Lasherz12
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      Easy to say when it’s not your children or family stuck in their open air prison. We should be more empathetic than the right. They’re the party of "Let’s find out today how many degrees of separation from numero uno I’m willing to stand up for today (hint, the record is 1).

    • @Ensign_Crab
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      36 hours ago

      Can’t tell if conservative trolling or a centrist being honest about their only position.