Indian UN staffer killed in Rafah, US rules out genocide by Israel in Gaza

Israel continues to battle Hamas terrorists in northern Gaza, even as human rights groups have long accused Israeli forces of committing abuses against Palestinians.
Indian UN staffer killed in Rafah, US rules out genocide by Israel in Gaza
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An Indian working with the United Nations was killed in Gaza when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in Rafah. Meanwhile, the White House has said that President Joe Biden's administration does not view the killings of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel in its war with Hamas as genocide.

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US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has said that President Joe Biden's administration does not view the killings of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel in its war with Hamas as genocide. Sullivan said the United States wants to see Hamas defeated. He also said that Palestinians caught in the middle of the war were in "hell" and that a major military operation by Israel in Rafah would be a mistake. Sullivan expressed concern about reports of Israeli settlers attacking a humanitarian aid convoy on its way to Erez Crossing in northern Gaza, the second such incident in less than a week.

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Indian UN staffer killed in Rafah, US rules out genocide by Israel in Gaza

The Biden administration does not see it likely or possible that Israel will achieve "total victory" in defeating Hamas in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Monday. While US officials have urged Israel to help devise a clear plan for the governance post-war Gaza, Campbell's comments are the clearest to date from a top US official effectively admitting that Israel's current military strategy won't bring the result that it is aiming for.

Source: India Today

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