In meetings in Israel, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conveyed to Israeli leaders that it’s important to observe international rules of warfare.

As Israel girds for a fearsome ground assault into Gaza, senior Biden administration officials are warning their Israeli counterparts to show restraint and avoid mass civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster that could turn world opinion against the Jewish state, according to two current and one former U.S. official.

  • TheBananaKing@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yes, becasue it’s the fallout from bad PR that matters, not, you know, mass civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster.

    Fuck I hate people rn.