“Hamas could bring this to a close tonight, this hour, if they were to agree to the terms,” Satterfield said. Their continued rejection of the proposed hostage release ceasefire deal for Gaza, “that’s where responsibility has to lie.”
New financial sanctions on Israeli groups “will send a message that there is no tolerance here in the United States … for those who violate the law,” especially when their actions “block humanitarian assistance to innocent Palestinians," said Satterfield.
Amb. Satterfield appeared on the Tonight Show with Andrew Marr to discuss the Israel-Hamas war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
To get to the day after we seek — a two-state solution — the time has come for a hostage release to be negotiated with a lasting ceasefire, said Satterfield.
PBS' Nick Schifrin reported on Israel’s initial investigation into an airstrike that killed displaced Gazans sheltering in tents and spoke with Amb. Satterfield about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and U.S. policy toward Israel.
Ambassador David Satterfield, director of the Baker Institute, joined Houston KPRC 2's Newsmakers to discuss Israel's judicial reform plan under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.