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.
You’re talking about something different. Internal communications within the state department about what language to use is completely different from private communication return Israel.
I mean this is pretty standard when it comes to interpersonal relationships even. If a friend does something questionable I’m likely going to avoid discussing it in public until I can talk to them in private about how bad the thing was.