“The president was reflecting a concern that we have had for some time and we will continue to have as this military operation proceeds about the need for reducing civilian harm and being as precise and careful as possible,” US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Biden was “speaking to his concerns about making sure we are seeing the results that Israel has said was their intent, which was to reduce civilian casualties,” Kirby stated.
He clarified that US “support for Israel is not diminished.”
Kirby spoke as National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was set to arrive in Israel on Thursday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with the war cabinet. READ MORE
