According to the Associated Press on May 12, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken released some of the strongest public criticisms of Israel's actions in the Gaza war so far by the Biden administration on May 12. He said that Israel's tactics meant that "the lives of innocent civilians were horribly lost", but it failed to subdue Hamas leaders and armed elements and could lead to lasting resistance.
It was reported that Blinken was in two games television The interview stressed that the United States believes that the Israeli army should "withdraw from Gaza", but the United States is also waiting to see Israel put forward a reliable plan for the security and governance of Gaza after the war.
Blinken said that for several weeks, the United States has been working with Arab countries and other countries to develop reliable plans for the "security, governance and reconstruction" of Gaza, but "we have not seen Israel do so... we also need to see Israel do so".
Blinken also said that as Israel moves deeper into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, military The operation may "achieve some initial success", but there is a risk of "serious harm" to civilians, and it cannot solve "a problem that we both want to solve, that is, to ensure that Hamas cannot control Gaza again". Israel claims that Hamas has four battalions in Rafah. Rafah has gathered more than 1 million civilians.
In addition, according to the report of German news agency on May 12, the US government said on the 12th that it intended to conduct further investigation after the release of a report on Israel's possible violations of international law.
US Secretary of State Lincoln said on US TV channel on the 12th: "We will continue to pay attention to a series of events to make the best assessment possible." He said: "Considering the suffering of civilians we have seen, as well as the men, women and children killed or injured in the exchange of fire created by Hamas, we have reason to believe that in many cases, Israel's way of action does not comply with international humanitarian law."
However, Blinken said, "This is a very complex military environment", so it is impossible to make a final assessment.
Blinken's statement is actually echoing the message conveyed by a report submitted by the State Department to the Congress earlier.
According to the report, the United States Government believes that Israel's possible use of weapons provided by the United States in the Gaza Strip violates international humanitarian law. Due to the situation in the war zone, it is difficult to evaluate individual events or draw conclusive findings.
At the beginning of February, US President Biden asked foreign governments to guarantee in writing that US military assistance would not violate international law. Critics complain that the US government is avoiding making clear judgments.
Blinken now emphasizes that Hamas is carrying out activities under the cover of civilians, such as hiding in hospitals, schools, mosques or residential buildings. Blinken said, "This makes it difficult for people to determine what happened and to draw the final conclusion from any event, especially during the war."
When talking about Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip, Blinken said that there is a difference between the "stated intention" and the "result". "We need to carry out these investigations, just as Israel is doing." (Compilation/Du Yuanjiang, Zhu Li)
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