Biden calls on Israel not to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip – Axios
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President Biden expressed concern to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu about the potential increase in civilian casualties and the aggravation of the humanitarian crisis if Israel resumes military operations in southern Gaza, Axios reports. The United States and Israel agreed to continue discussing any operational plans until action is taken.
Last Sunday, President Biden told the Prime Minister of Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says he is concerned about a possible military operation of Israel in southern Gaza after the end of the current pause in hostilities. About this writes the publication Axios with reference to officials in the United States, reports UNN.
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It is noted that the Biden administration is extremely concerned that the Israeli operation in the south of the Gaza Strip, where it is concentrated 2 million Palestinians, will lead to significantly higher civilian casualties in the enclave's population and deepening humanitarian crisis, officials said.
According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, managed by Hamas has killed at least 14,800 Palestinians since the beginning of the Gaza war, including 6,000 children.
US officials said that Biden's phone conversation with Netanyahu on Sunday focused specifically on his concerns about the Israeli operation in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Biden told Netanyahu that the way Israel acted in the North Gaza, which included a broad assault and three armored and infantry divisions, did not this may happen again in the southern part of the enclave due to millions of Palestinians who they are there now.
Netanyahu told Biden that the operation was in the south of the country necessary to achieve Israel's goal of destroying Hamas, and the Israeli the public will not agree to stop the military operation now.
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During the conversation, Biden said that he wants the United States and Israel held additional discussions on the operational plans of the Israeli army south of Gaza before any such operation. One of the American officials said Netanyahu agreed.
Representatives of the United States and Israel have stated that in recent days there were two similar conversations between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Israeli, a colleague of Yoav Gallant.
At the beginning of the war, Israel ordered more than 1 million Palestinians to evacuate from northern Gaza and move south before how his ground invasion began.
