Amb. Huckabee to Newsmax: Hamas Must Leave for Gaza Carnage to End

The carnage in Gaza won’t stop until Hamas decides it has no future there, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Newsmax. 

“This was started by Hamas on October 7,” Huckabee said in an extensive interview with Newsmax Middle East correspondent Zach Anders, airing Sunday on “Wake Up America Weekend.” “They created this nightmare. They perpetuated the nightmare. They’ve kept it going for over 600 days.”

Hamas, the former goverrnor added, tortured and murdered hostages, including Americans. 

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