Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders expanded on his continued resistance to calls for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday, explaining that he questioned whether such a prospect was possible while Hamas militants remained in power in the territory.
Mr Sanders and other progressive legislators have faced growing calls on the left for their endorsement of the issue; many of his supporters from his two presidential runs are now the loudest voices calling on the Biden administration to use the US’s influence with Israel to force a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
