Donald Trump tells Israel to stop killing people and get Gaza war over ‘fast’
- The former US president called for a swift end to the bloodshed, saying Israel is ‘absolutely losing the PR war’ by releasing footage of its military campaign
- ‘They’ve got to finish what they started, and they’ve got to finish it fast, and we have to get on with life,’ he said
Former US president Donald Trump offered a tough message to Israel over its war against Hamas on Thursday, urging the country to: “Get it over with.”
In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump said that Israel is “absolutely losing the PR war” and called for a swift resolution to the bloodshed.
“Get it over with and let’s get back to peace and stop killing people. And that’s a very simple statement,” Trump said. “They have to get it done. Get it over with and get it over with fast because we have to – you have to get back to normalcy and peace.”
The presumptive Republican Party nominee, who has criticised President Joe Biden for being insufficiently supportive of Israel, also appeared to question the tactics of the Israeli military as the civilian death toll in Gaza continues to mount.
Since Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7, Israel’s military has battered the territory, killing more than 33,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry, and creating a humanitarian catastrophe.
“I’m not sure that I’m loving the way they’re doing it, because you’ve got to have victory. You have to have a victory, and it’s taking a long time,” Trump said.