WASHINGTON: The White House said Thursday that the United States (US) wants the Israel-Hamas conflict to end “as soon as possible,”. White House spokesperson John Kirby said that they all want it to end the conflict as soon as possible.
The remarks come as earlier Israel also admitted its worst combat losses in more than a month in the war in the Gaza Strip, and confronted growing diplomatic isolation as civilian demises mounted and a humanitarian disaster worsened in the Palestinian territory.
Heavy fighting was under way in both in Gaza, a day following the UN General Assembly demanded an immediate humanitarian truce. Earlier, US President Joe Biden said Israel’s “indiscriminate” bombardment of civilians was costing global support.
Washington Wants Israel-Hamas Conflict to End As Soon As Possible
Israel admitted 10 of its soldiers were killed in the past 24 hours, including a full colonel and a lieutenant-colonel in Gaza. Reuters reported that it was the worst one-day loss since fifteen soldiers were killed on October 31.
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Since October, 7 Israel has bombarded Gaza from the air and land, imposed a siege and mounted a ground attack. Gaza Health Ministry said that more than 18,787 innocent Palestinian civilians mostly women and children have been killed and over 50,897 wounded in the Israeli attack.
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Increasing civilian casualties in the Gaza has caused an increasing rift between the US and Israel. But during his trip to Israel, Sullivan had asked hard questions of Israel about the course of their attack against the Gaza Strip, added John Kirby.
