Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, responded Monday to the tragic strike at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital that killed 20 people by invoking President Dwight Eisenhower’s words about the grim realities of war.
“President Dwight Eisenhower once said: ‘War is a grim, cruel business, a business justified only as a means of sustaining the forces of good against those of evil,'” Leiter wrote on X Monday evening. The ambassador then applied this historical perspective to the current conflict, adding that “war is especially grim when fighting a death cult like Hamas that uses human shields to spread murder and mayhem.”
Leiter acknowledged the severity of Monday’s incident while defending Israel’s military campaign. “Today’s tragic mistake at the Nasser Hospital is being investigated by the IDF so that it is not repeated,” he stated. “Non-combatants are never targeted and innocent deaths are a tragedy.” The ambassador placed full responsibility for the ongoing conflict on Hamas. “Responsibility for this war lies with Hamas. It can end immediately with their surrender,” he wrote, directing followers to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s statement on the matter. (Read More)