On Sunday, Waltz said he had met Biden’s NSA Jake Sullivan and warned adversaries abroad against thinking they could gain an advantage in the months before Trump takes office in January.
“For our adversaries out there that think this is a time of opportunity that they can play one administration off the other. They’re wrong … we are hand in glove.”
Waltz also lauded “the strength and the grit” of Israel in its offensive against Hamas, which has killed at least 44,211 people in Gaza, the majority civilians, according to local authorities.
The war was triggered by the assault on Israel by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, a cross-border raid that resulted in the deaths of 1,206 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.
“Now is a moment to craft some type of arrangement that doesn’t just put a pause for future October 7th’s (but) truly brings stability to the Middle East,” said Waltz.
