'Hamas puts Palestinian public last and they put their aims of trying to eliminate Israel first'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Gaza, saying they were willing to help rebuild and govern the territory but only if there is a “pathway to a Palestinian state.” The US and Israel are united in the war against Hamas but sharply divided over Gaza's future, with Washington and its Arab allies hoping to revive the long-moribund peace process, an idea that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition partners sharply oppose. The war in Gaza is still raging, with no end in sight, and fueling a humanitarian catastrophe in the tiny coastal enclave. The fighting has also stoked escalating violence between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants that has raised fears of a wider conflict. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the Israel-Hamas war and the long-term vision of the US, FRANCE 24's Tom Burges Watson is joined by Ambassador Dennis Ross, an author, scholar and diplomat with more than two decades of experience in Soviet and Middle East policy. Ambassador Ross asserts that "calling for an immediate end to the war that still leaves Hamas in power and able to rebuild, that allows it to rearm, that's simply a prescription to see this all over again. Maybe it'll take several years but you'll see it again." As for the plight of Palestinian civilians, the Ambassador explains that the Biden Administration "is trying to change the reality so that the needs of Gazans can be addressed, so the suffering there can be dramatically reduced. And that gives more time and space to either root out Hamas or create a circumstance where the Hamas leadership chooses to leave."