US Efforts to Extend Gaza Truce Are ‘Objectively Pro-Hamas’: John Bolton

‘I think Israel’s best judgment here is simply to proceed militarily to achieve the objective it says it wants, which is the elimination of Hamas.’

Former national security adviser John Bolton adjusts his glasses during his lecture at Duke University in Durham, N.C., on Feb. 17, 2020. Jonathan Drake/Reuters

Former national security adviser John Bolton on Saturday criticized the Biden administration for its attempts to extend the truce in Gaza, calling them “objectively pro-Hamas.”

“I think with the initial pause now behind us, I think Israel’s best judgment here is simply to proceed militarily to achieve the objective it says it wants, which is the elimination of Hamas,” Mr. Bolton told News Nation.