US 'doing more than any other nation' for Gaza: White House
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The US, according to the White House spokesperson, is doing its best to “urge our Israeli counterparts to be as cautious and deliberate as they can be in the prosecution of their military operations.”
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National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby attends a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, December 7, 2023. (AP)
White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby claims that the US is doing more than "any other nation" to aid civilians in Gaza, and continues to claim that they have pressured "Israel" to be "cautious" in how it bombs Gaza.
When questioned about "Israel's" ground invasion impact on Gazans, Kirby responded to reporters that the US is doing its utmost to prevent civilian deaths and help those who need it.
"Name me one more nation – any other nation – that’s doing as much as the United States to alleviate the pain and suffering of the people of Gaza. You can’t," Kirby said, adding that US President Joe Biden is "leading the effort to get trucks, food, water, medicine and fuel to the people of Gaza."
The US, according to Kirby, is doing its best to "urge our Israeli counterparts to be as cautious and deliberate as they can be in the prosecution of their military operations."
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An internal government list provided to the Wall Street Journal by Biden administration officials shows that the US has already transferred 15,000 bombs and 57,000 artillery shells to "Israel", including 5,000 MK82 unguided bombs, 5,400 MK84 2,000-pound bombs, around 1,000 GBU-39 small diameter bombs, as well as approximately 3,000 laser-guided JDAM missiles.
The first of three U.S. relief flights arrived in Egypt yesterday, delivering 54,000 pounds of humanitarian aid, including food and medicine, that will be taken into Gaza.
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 29, 2023
This Administration will keep working to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches Palestinian civilians. pic.twitter.com/zwwmMAny5z
Claiming and failing
This comes as Kirby affirmed last week that the US supports "Israel’s" initiative to resume bombing Gaza, but claimed its reiteration that it "take[s] into account the limitations of the laws of war by minimizing civilian casualties."
That same day, Vice President Kamala Harris put out broad American goals for when the Israeli aggression on Gaza ended, emphasizing that the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank should eventually be reunified under a single political ruling party whose security forces need to be strengthened.
Such security arrangements, however, would need to be acceptable by "Israel" and its regional allies, according to Harris.
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Harris broke her silence on the aggression committed by finally expressing that humanitarian law needed to be respected and that although "Israel" has what she called "legitimate" objectives against Hamas, they need to do more to protect civilians, because "too many innocent Palestinians have been killed."
