总统乔·拜登副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯称，在哈马斯领导人叶海亚·辛瓦尔死后，星期四对世界来说是一个好日子。
辛瓦尔被认为是2023年10月7日恐怖袭击的幕后策划者以色列引发了加沙战争和更大范围的地区冲突被以色列军队杀害在加沙地带，以色列国防军周四宣布。
拜登在一份冗长的书面声明中说，他已经指示美国情报官员帮助以色列找到并追踪辛瓦尔以及其他隐藏在地下的哈马斯领导人。
“对我的以色列朋友来说，这无疑是一个宽慰和回忆的日子，类似于2011年奥巴马总统下令突袭击毙奥萨马·本·拉登后美国各地目睹的场景，”拜登说。
现在的一个关键问题是，辛瓦尔的死对战争意味着什么，以及它是否会给以色列和哈马斯带来新的压力，让他们重启停火和人质释放协议的谈判。
美国官员称内战是达成这一决议的主要障碍。
拜登在他的声明中说:“现在有机会在加沙实现没有哈马斯掌权的‘后一天’，并实现政治解决，为以色列人和巴勒斯坦人提供更美好的未来。”。“叶海亚·辛瓦尔是实现所有这些目标的不可逾越的障碍。这个障碍已经不存在了。但我们仍有许多工作要做。”
在飞往德国的途中，拜登在空军一号上与以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡通话，就辛瓦尔的死亡向他表示祝贺。据白宫称，两人讨论了“如何利用这一时刻将人质带回家，并在以色列的安全得到保证、哈马斯再也无法控制加沙的情况下结束战争”。
“他们同意在未来几天直接和通过他们的国家安全团队保持密切联系，”白宫的一份声明说。
着陆后，拜登告诉记者，他给内塔尼亚胡的信息是，现在是“继续前进，走向加沙停火的时候了。”他说“是时候结束这场战争，把这些人质带回家了。”
内塔尼亚胡的办公室表示:“两位领导人一致认为，有机会推动释放被绑架者，他们将共同努力实现这一目标。”。
副总统哈里斯在威斯康辛州竞选时附和了拜登的评论。
“以色列有权自卫，哈马斯对以色列的威胁必须消除。今天，朝着这一目标取得了明显进展。哈马斯被消灭了，它的领导人被消灭了，”哈里斯以事先准备好的正式讲话告诉记者。
“这一时刻为我们提供了一个最终结束加沙战争的机会，这场战争必须结束，这样以色列才能安全，人质才能获释，加沙的苦难才能结束，巴勒斯坦人民才能实现其尊严、安全、自由和自决的权利。现在是没有哈马斯掌权的第二天开始的时候了。
美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯在一份声明中说，辛瓦尔对30多个国家的公民的死亡负有责任，“他走了，世界变得更美好”
布林肯说:“在未来的日子里，美国将与合作伙伴加倍努力，结束这场冲突，确保释放所有人质，并开辟一条新的前进道路，使加沙人民能够重建生活，实现他们摆脱战争和哈马斯残酷控制的愿望。”。
美国国务院发言人马特·米勒(Matt Miller)周四在讲台上说，辛瓦尔的死为恢复谈判提供了一个“机会”。
Biden, Harris say Yahya Sinwar's death offers chance to end Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
PresidentJoe Bidenand Vice President Kamala Harris described Thursday as a good day for the world after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Sinwar, considered the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack onIsraelthat prompted war in Gaza and wider regional conflict, waskilled by Israeli forcesin the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday.
Biden, in a lengthy written statement, said he had directed U.S. intelligence officials to help Israel locate and track Sinwar as well as other Hamas leaders hiding underground.
"To my Israeli friends, this is no doubt a day of relief and reminiscence, similar to the scenes witnessed throughout the United States after President Obama ordered the raid to kill Osama Bin Laden in 2011," Biden said.
A key question now is what Sinwar's death could mean for the war, and whether it could put new pressure on Israel and Hamas to restart negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage release deal.
U.S. officials have described Sinwar as the main barrier to achieving such a resolution.
"There is now the opportunity for a 'day after' in Gaza without Hamas in power, and for a political settlement that provides a better future for Israelis and Palestinians alike," Biden said in his statement. "Yahya Sinwar was an insurmountable obstacle to achieving all of those goals. That obstacle no longer exists. But much work remains before us."
Aboard Air Force One Biden on his way to Germany, Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on Sinwar's death. The two discussed "how to use this moment to bring the hostages home and to bring the war to a close with Israel’s security assured and Hamas never again able to control Gaza," according to the White House.
"They agreed to remain in close contact over the coming days both directly and through their national security teams," a White House readout said.
After landing, Biden told reporters his message to Netanyahu was that now is the "time to move on, move toward a cease-fire in Gaza." He said it was “time for this war to end and bring these hostages home.”
"The two leaders agreed that there is an opportunity to promote the release of the abductees, and that they will work together to achieve this goal," Netanyahu's office said.
Vice President Harris echoed Biden's comments as she campaigned in battleground Wisconsin.
"Israel has a right to defend itself, and the threat Hamas poses to Israel must be eliminated. Today, there is clear progress toward that goal. Hamas is decimated, and its leadership is eliminated," Harris told reporters in prepared, formal remarks.
"This moment gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza, and it must end such that Israel is secure, the hostages are released, the suffering in Gaza ends, and the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom and self-determination. And it is time for the day after to begin without Hamas in power," Harris added.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that Sinwar was responsible for the deaths of citizens of more than 30 countries and that the "world is a better place with him gone."
"In the days ahead, the United States will redouble its efforts with partners to end this conflict, secure the release all hostages, and chart a new path forward that will enable the people of Gaza to rebuild their lives and realize their aspirations free from war and free from the brutal grip of Hamas," Blinken said.
State Department spokesperson Matt Miller similarly said from the podium on Thursday that Sinwar's death offered an "opportunity" to resume negotiations.
