Prime U.S. officers warned Israel to shield civilian lives because it resumed aerial assaults on Gaza after a week-long pause in combating, together with within the south, the place the vast majority of the Strip’s inhabitants is now crowded after Israel instructed folks within the north to evacuate. “Too many Palestinian civilians have been killed,” Vice President Harris mentioned Saturday. Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin mentioned he “personally pushed Israeli leaders to keep away from civilian casualties,” saying {that a} failure to take action would drive Palestinians “into the arms of the enemy,” undermining its battle efforts towards Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned the army was figuring out “protected areas” for Gazan civilians.
