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2023-11-03 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Blinken says Israel can do more to 'minimize civilian casualties' in Gaza

[Washington Examiner] Israel must take a series of "concrete steps ... to minimize civilian casualties" in Gaza, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said amid a growing international outcry over Israel’s conduct in the war against Hamas.
The name "Blinken" has become a verb.
"We will be talking about concrete steps that can and should be taken to minimize harm to men, women, and children in Gaza," Blinken said on Thursday. "When I see a Palestinian child — a boy, a girl — pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building, that hits me in the gut as much as seeing a child from Israel or anywhere else. So this is something that we have an obligation to respond to, and we will."

Blinken is making his third trip to Israel since the Hamas terrorist rampage that ignited the war on Oct. 7 and his first since acknowledging that "humanitarian pauses must be considered" during a Senate appearance this week. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has resisted such demands on the grounds that it would benefit Hamas.

"Our answer is no," Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog, who leads the Israeli Embassy in Washington, told the Jewish People Policy Institute on Thursday. "They should not approach us on that. ... We are not going to talk about a ceasefire in the middle of the war because that means a victory to Hamas."

Israeli forces bombarded the Gaza Strip for weeks in anticipation of a ground offensive. Their stated goal of eradicating the terrorist organization raises the specter of intense urban warfare, which can take a horrendous toll on civilians in any conflict.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-11-03 04:47|| || Front Page|| [25 views ] Top
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#1 And HAMAS Mr. Blinken, what exactly should 'they' be doing ?

Posted by Besoeker 2023-11-03 04:53|| 2023-11-03 04:53|| Front Page Top

#2 We are fighting in Gaza to protect Gazan civilians from Hamas. 😎

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-11-03 05:04|| 2023-11-03 05:04|| Front Page Top

#3 As in most overseas conflicts, US political involvement and incessant meddling is NOT good.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-11-03 05:12|| 2023-11-03 05:12|| Front Page Top

#4 ^In Hebrew we say ein breira

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-11-03 05:50|| 2023-11-03 05:50|| Front Page Top

#5 In American we say 'tough shit'.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-11-03 06:00|| 2023-11-03 06:00|| Front Page Top

#6 It's called war. 4000+ years of human history. If you don't want civilian casualties, don't fight wars and accept slave status.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-11-03 07:49|| 2023-11-03 07:49|| Front Page Top

#7 #2 We are fighting in Gaza to protect Gazan civilians from Hamas

Pity the Gazans are not as enthusiastic about the process as y'all are. It would save a lot of rubble-izing.

Speaking of concrete steps, I saw a photo of a soldier standing in a tunnel. The tunnel was built from a series of concrete arches that appeared to be either cast in place or pre-fab. A lot of building material that could have been used for something useful, like buildings.

Posted by SteveS 2023-11-03 08:30|| 2023-11-03 08:30|| Front Page Top

#8 My opinion: Israel joins NATO. if Turkey can be a member so can Israel.

Posted by irish rage boy 2023-11-03 08:59|| 2023-11-03 08:59|| Front Page Top

#9 If by more he means eliminate Hamas, he's totally right.

Posted by badanov 2023-11-03 09:05|| 2023-11-03 09:05|| Front Page Top

#10 I thought the only civilians left in-theater are Israeli hostages, so, OK.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-11-03 13:37|| 2023-11-03 13:37|| Front Page Top

#11 Hamas took the gloves off and so did Israel. The "civilian" population supports attacks on Israel for the most part so I see it as there are no real problems with flattening Gaza and pushing the entire rubble pile into the sea.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-11-03 14:43|| 2023-11-03 14:43|| Front Page Top

#12 Actually, western elites misquote "laws of war", the responsibility for human shields deaths is on Hamas.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-11-03 14:59|| 2023-11-03 14:59|| Front Page Top

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