US criticizes Gaza attack that killed several children – DW – 10/29/2024

The United States expressed its concern this Tuesday (10/29/2024) about a “terrible” Israeli attack in the north of the Gaza Strip, which killed at least 93 people, including several children, and called for clarification from its allies. Claimed to ask. However those questions remain unanswered. The Gaza Health Ministry also reported dozens of people injured.

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters, “We are deeply concerned about the loss of civilian life in this incident. This was a terrible thing to happen with a terrible outcome.” Earlier this Tuesday, a five-story building in Beit Lathiya.

However, Miller’s spokesperson said, “We have contacted the Israeli government to find out exactly what happened, how it happened that dozens of children were allegedly killed, but we still don’t know the answer to that question.” ” While Washington announced no immediate action against its ally, he called for a negotiated resolution to the conflict between Israeli forces and the Hamas group, considered terrorists by the United States and the European Union.

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Miller said the “tragic cost” of civilian life in this attack is another reminder of why we need to end this war. He said that “We are one year away from the start of the Israeli military operation in Gaza and Israel has weakened Hamas’s capabilities, its leadership, and through its military actions has ensured that attacks like the one on Hamas 7 Not able to replicate.” /7″ of October.”

The State Department also reiterated its warning over legislation passed on Monday that blocks the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees from operating inside Israeli territory, including the unilaterally occupied part of Jerusalem. Miller said Secretary of State Antony Blinken has already “made it clear that we oppose this legislation.”

DZC (AFP, Reuters)