Senate Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed on Israel-Hamas conflict — "The Takeout"

Israel's move to provide a brief daily break in its military campaign against Hamas is a "good first step" that grew out of persistent "quiet diplomacy" of President Biden, but it should not lead to a ceasefire, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed said Thursday.

"I think that's real progress, and it's been a result of the president's quiet diplomacy directly with the Israeli government," Reed told CBS News on this week's episode of "The Takeout." 

"It's not just a humanitarian effort. It's also a very smart operational effort. You want to disassociate the Palestinian population from Hamas. You want to offer them safety and security, and you also want to signal to the Palestinians that the goal of the Israeli forces is not their destruction, but the destruction of Hamas. It's very important, and I don't think it would've happened without the president's gentle suggestions."