The Times of Israel March 21, 2025
U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz voices support for Israel’s renewed offensive against Hamas

Waltz tweets his support for Israel’s renewed military campaign against Hamas amid mounting opposition from the international community.

“Israel has every right to defend its people from Hamas terrorists,” Waltz writes.
“The ceasefire would have been extended if Hamas released all remaining hostages. Instead, they chose war,” the top Trump aide adds.

The Trump administration has quickly gotten behind Israel’s refusal to advance phase two of the hostage deal, backing the decision to resume fighting on Monday night after Hamas refused a U.S. offer to extend phase one of the deal.

The U.S. - a major weapons supplier to Israel - said that it was committed to international law regarding the supply of weapons supplies.

U.S. President Donald Trump "made it very clear to Hamas that if they did not release all of the hostages, there would be all hell to pay.
And unfortunately, Hamas chose to play games in the media with lives,"

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump "fully supports Israel and the IDF in the actions that they've taken in recent days"

"Let's not forget that this situation is completely the fault of Hamas when they launched that brutal attack on Israel on October 7 and the president has made it very clear that he wants all of those hostages to come home," she added.

Hamas left Israel no alternative but to resume the war and this second stage of the war is different from the first because Israel no longer has to fight America, too.