Hakeem Jeffries supports ‘decisive defeat’ of Hamas amid looming Rafah invasion

Published March 13, 2024 4:04pm ET



House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called for a “decisive defeat” of Hamas during a press conference Wednesday ahead of a looming Israeli invasion of the Gazan city Rafah.

Jeffries said he supports President Joe Biden’s pro-Israel stance in the State of the Union address last week but tiptoed around agreeing that invading Rafah, which houses many displaced Palestinians, would be crossing a “red line.” 

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