US says Israel must protect civilians in Gaza, stop Jewish settler violence
Israel has a responsibility to protect the lives of innocent people in Gaza, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday amid a growing outcry over Palestinian civilian deaths.
“What we believe is that every hour, every day of this military operation, the IDF , the Israeli government should be taking every possible means available to them to distinguish between Hamas terrorists who are legitimate military targets and civilians who are not,” Sullivan said on CNN. “It is totally unacceptable to have extremist settler violence against innocent people in the West Bank,” he said.As Israel’s largest military backer, the United States bears some responsibility for its actions on the battlefield, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Medical authorities in the Gaza Strip, which has a population of 2.3 million people, say 8 005 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s campaign to obliterate Iran-backed Hamas. Israel has tightened its blockade and bombarded Gaza for three weeks. With supplies of food, water and medicines running low, thousands of Gaza residents broke into UN warehouses and distribution centers to get food.
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