In a Wednesday press conference held in Tel Aviv, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israel to intensify efforts to protect civilians amidst its ongoing conflict with Hamas, which he accused of embedding itself among civilian infrastructures and actively targeting innocent lives.
“We urge Israel to do more to help civilians, knowing full well that it faces an enemy that would never meet those standards,” Blinken said. He acknowledged Hamas’s strategy of launching attacks from hospitals, mosques, and schools, emphasizing the group’s disregard for civilian life and its declared intent to kill civilians and eliminate Israel.
Blinken labeled Hamas as an organization that not only shields itself with hostages but also has openly proclaimed its objective to massacre innocents and erase Israel from the map. “That’s why we’ve made clear that Israel is fully justified in confronting Hamas and other terrorist organizations,” Blinken said.
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