Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., told Newsmax on Thursday that Israelis and Palestinians must start “negotiating directly” with each other to end the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

During an interview on Thursday on Newsmax’s “National Report,” Daines reacted to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the warnings by doctors and aid workers that “mass death” is likely without increased access to food and aid, and the claims that Israel’s offensive campaign and aid restrictions have caused the crisis.

Daines pushed back on these claims, blaming Hamas and claiming that the situation illustrates “why a two-state solution can fail.”

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