Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have lashed out at US Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for the presidency, after she said it was time for the war in Gaza to end.
Harris’ remarks at a press conference after meeting Netanyahu came amid significant political pressure on the Israeli prime minister from different sides of the political spectrum to reach a ceasefire deal and end the onslaught on Gaza.
“There has been hopeful movement in the talks to secure an agreement on this deal, and as I just told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it is time to get this deal done,” she said.
Netanyahu was reportedly “upset” by her on-camera statement and was concerned the comments would “harm” the talks on a Gaza deal, according to comments by an Israeli official cited by Axios.
