The United States argued this Sunday that Israel must “distinguish” in its military operations between Hamas and Palestinian civilians, as the Israeli army intensifies its bombing and ground operations in the Gaza Strip.
“What we believe is that every hour, every day of this military operation, the Israeli government must take every possible measure at its disposal to distinguish between Hamas – the terrorists who are legitimate military targets – and the civilians who are not,” he claimed. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaking to CNN.
“This is the advice we give you. This is what we communicate and we continue to do so at the highest level,” added Jake Sullivan, noting that the president of the United States, Joe Biden, will speak this Sunday, again, with the first: the minister Israeli, Benjamin Netanyahu.
The two leaders have spoken almost daily since the start of the war unleashed after the unprecedented attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, on October 7, in Israeli territory.
Speaking to ABC, the US national security adviser said Hamas was doing “everything in its power to put people in danger, to use them as human shields,” but “it is up to Israel to take the necessary steps.” “. “Make the distinction between Hamas, which does not represent the Palestinian people, and innocent Palestinian civilians.”
Jake Sullivan also said Israel should prioritize “targeted operations.”
The United States is Israel’s main supporter and provides significant military aid.
The United States special envoy for humanitarian affairs in the Middle East, David Satterfield, met this Sunday in Cairo with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Sameh Shukri.
According to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the meeting Shukri stressed to the US envoy the need to “implement an immediate humanitarian truce to avoid exposing civilians to new scourges of this escalation.” [israelita] under false justifications in the name of the right to self-defense”.
Shukri stressed to Satterfield that the most urgent thing is to “intensify the coordination mechanisms” for the access of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and “remove the obstacles imposed by the Israeli side” for the entry of this aid.
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, causing the death of more than 1,400 people, mainly civilians, according to authorities. More than 200 people were kidnapped and have remained in the hands of the Islamist group since then.
After the attack, Israel responded with bombings and ground raids into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Since the start of the war, more than 8,000 people have died in Gaza due to the bombings that Israel has been carrying out for three weeks, according to the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
Source: TSF
