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No ceasefire until Israeli civilians are safe, can return home, say 85 retired US generals, admirals

Jewish News Syndicate - Monday, October 7, 2024 |

Writing on the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in southern Israel, 85 retired U.S. generals and admirals stated in a letter, which the Jewish Institute for National Security of America released, that “there should be no daylight between our two countries.”

“The United States should fully stand by Israel, including supplying it expeditiously with the critical weaponry it needs to fight this common battle against the Iranian axis,” the retired military leaders wrote.

“Today, a year after Hamas’s barbaric attack on Israel, we remember and mourn alongside Israel. However, as retired American military leaders witnessing the threats that Israel still faces from Iran’s terror network—from Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iran itself—we also urge the United States to learn a fundamental lesson from the past year,” the retired leaders wrote, “the critical imperative to support Israel fully in not only defending itself but also defeating our common adversaries.”

“The war that the Iranian axis launched a year ago is not just a war against Israel, nor is it being fought only in the Middle East,” they stated. “Oct. 7 is not an isolated incident, but one front in a much larger global civilizational struggle.”

“There should be no ceasefire until Israel’s operations have succeeded in creating the conditions necessary for its citizens to return to their homes to live in peace and security,” they added. “So, too, should the United States arm and assist Israel as it responds to Iran’s latest attack against it.”

Originally published by Jewish News Syndicate.