Washington, DC [US], October 31 (ANI): White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby on Monday (native time) stated that he thinks Israel is “certainly” making an effort to reduce humanitarian casualties in Gaza.

While addressing a press briefing on Monday (native time), he stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken in regards to the efforts that they’re making to attempt to keep away from civilian casualties. He famous that there have been civilian casualties amid the continued battle between Israel and Hamas and added that the Israel Defence Force’s aim is to go after Hamas terrorists and never after civilians.

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Asked whether or not US President Joe Biden feels that Israel abides by the rule of warfare, Kirby stated, “Without getting into, reacting to events on the ground in real-time, which we are just not going to do, this is a conversation we consistently have had with our Israeli counterparts. As you rightly know, that was part of the discussion yesterday with the prime minister, and you heard the prime minister today speaking in Tel Aviv about the efforts that they’re undertaking to try to avoid civilian casualties, and I think that they certainly are making that effort.”

“It doesn’t mean that there haven’t been civilian casualties tragically, there have been many, thousands of them, but unlike Putin in Ukraine, and unlike what Hamas did on October 7, killing civilians is not a war aim of the Israeli Defence Forces. Their war aim is to go after Hamas terrorists, terrorists I might add, that are using innocent Palestinians as human shields,” he added.

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John Kirby that Netanyahu brings up the problem of civilian casualties in Gaza in conversations with US President Joe Biden and that each leaders “recognize that as democracies, it’s important to abide by the law of war, to protect innocent life and to and to try to minimize civilian casualties.”

In response to a query on why Biden is repeatedly calling for preventing the warfare in a way in keeping with worldwide humanitarian regulation, he stated, “Because it is something that even the Prime Minister brings up in the conversation. They both recognize that as democracies, it’s important to abide by the law of war, to protect innocent life and to try to minimize civilian casualties. It’s not a lecturing, it’s a reminder from two leaders of two vibrant democracies, that this is what separates us from folks like Hamas.”

He famous that there’s not a single dialog that the US has not had with Israeli counterparts to higher perceive what efforts they’re making to reduce civilian casualties. He stated that the US is main the hassle to attempt to get humanitarian help into Gaza.

“There’s not a single conversation we haven’t had with our Israeli counterparts to better understand what they’re doing to try to minimize civilian casualties and again, as friends can and friends should do with one another, to make sure that we’re on the same page about that,” he stated.

“And the United States is literally leading the effort to try to get humanitarian assistance into Gaza and if it wasn’t, quite frankly, for American leadership, I don’t think you’d see in fact, I know you wouldn’t see the increase of the aid getting in. Again, we know that there’s a lot that needs to be done. But, it’s because of the American leadership on the ground and American convening power that we are able to get that aid in and …We are really working very hard at this. Every single innocent life lost is a tragedy. Everyone whether it is a Palestinian life lost or an Israeli life lost, everyone should be prevented. There is no reason for these families to keep grieving and we are going to keep doing everything we can to work with Israeli counterparts on the minimisation of civilian casualties,” he added.

John Kirby’s remarks come after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu pushed again on criticism about civilian casualties and stated Hamas was stopping civilians from transferring to the secure zone in southern Gaza, The Times of Israel reported.

While addressing a press briefing, Netanyahu stated, “Not a single civilian has to die. Hamas has to merely let them go to the safe zone.” He famous, “Hamas is preventing them from leaving, keeping them in the areas of conflict.” He stated the query must be directed to Hamas and added that Israel is “going out of our way” to keep away from civilian casualties.

“We cannot give immunity to these terrorists… these savages. We have to do everything we can to minimize civilian casualties. But we cannot give up the fight… This is a battle of civilization against barbarians,” he stated, in line with The Times of Israel report.

He spoke in regards to the Royal Air Force bombing of a Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen in 1944. He stated, “The British pilots missed” and hit a youngsters’s hospital close by which he stated brought on the demise of 84 youngsters.

Netanyahu stated, “That is not a war crime. That is not something you blamed Britain for doing. That was a legitimate act of war with tragic consequences that accompany such legitimate actions,” The Times of Israel reported.

He famous, “And you didn’t tell the Allies, don’t stamp out Nazism because of such tragic consequences… They knew that the future of our civilization was at stake. Well, I’m telling you right now that the future of our civilization is at stake. We have to win this war. We’ll do it by minimizing civilian casualties. And may we succeed.” (ANI)

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