The US is talking with Israel and Egypt about the idea of a safe passage for Gaza civilians as Israel strikes the enclave after a deadly Hamas attack over the weekend, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday.
\u201cWe are focused on this question, there are consultations going on,\u201d Sullivan told reporters at the White House.
\u201cBut the details of that are something that are being discussed among the operational agencies and I don\u2019t want to share too much of that publicly at this time,\u201d Sullivan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe do not deliberately target civilians,\u201d Sullivan said of the US and Israel, when asked about civilian casualties in Gaza in the Tuesday press briefing.
\u201cWe work to make sure that our military operations are conducted consistent with the rule of law and the law of war,\u201d he added.
Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry said at least 900 Palestinians were killed and up to 4,600 wounded in Israeli air strikes on the blockaded enclave since Saturday. Gaza is 40km (25 miles) long by 10km (6 miles) wide and is home to 2.3 million people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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