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[global network reporter zhang xiaoya] "harris refuses to call netanyahu an 'ally'". "russia today" (rt) reported on this topic on the 6th that us vice president harris refused to disclose whether she considered israeli prime minister netanyahu a "close ally" of the united states. rt mentioned that previously, netanyahu ignored the us-led ceasefire proposal on the lebanese-israeli border.

file photo of harris (right) and netanyahu source: rt report with pictures

the us "newsweek", which also reported the news, said that in the upcoming cbs "60 minutes" special program, harris cautiously answered questions about the relationship between the united states and the israeli prime minister.

according to the report, in the preview of the interview that has been aired, when a reporter asked harris whether netanyahu was a "real close ally," harris avoided answering the question directly. instead, she reframed the question, "i think the better question is: is there a significant alliance between the people of the united states and the people of israel? the answer is yes."

harris was interviewed by cbs's "60 minutes". photo from cbs

on september 25, local time, the white house posted on its official website that 12 countries and organizations including the united states and france issued a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire on the lebanese-israeli border for 21 days. according to agence france-presse, in response to this ceasefire proposal, the prime minister's office said in a statement on the 26th local time that the netanyahu government had not responded to the proposal from the united states and its allies, adding that netanyahu hu has ordered the israeli military to "continue fighting with all its strength." axios news network said that after israel issued the above statement, the white house was angry about it. the israeli prime minister's office issued the latest statement on the evening of the 26th, stating that "israel agrees" with the us-led "21-day ceasefire plan" on the lebanese-israeli border. the british "guardian" commented that netanyahu's two statements on the proposal within a few hours were "contradictory".

on the first anniversary of the outbreak of the current palestinian-israeli conflict, the international community is generally worried that the conflict will escalate and slide into a full-scale war. many parties have warned that the consequences of escalating the conflict will be serious. united nations secretary-general antonio guterres said in his speech at the general debate of the united nations general assembly on september 24 that the escalation of the situation in lebanon and israel was "shocking" and that lebanon was on the brink of crisis. neither the lebanese people, the israeli people, nor the people of the world could accept that lebanon becomes “another gaza strip.”