President Biden's administration has warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States is “watching” Israel hold an emergency meeting on aid to Gaza on Thursday.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield issued a stern warning to the Netanyahu government at a UN Security Council briefing on Wednesday. The US highlighted images of Israeli airstrikes that killed displaced Palestinians.
“My colleagues, this weekend, like many of you, like many people around the world, I watched in horror as images from central Gaza flashed across my screens. “Video appears to show displaced civilians being burned alive after Israeli airstrikes,” said Thomas-Greenfield.
“Israel has a responsibility to take all possible steps to avoid civilian casualties, even if Hamas is operating near hospitals in an attempt to use civilians as human shields. We are making this clear to Israel,” she continued.
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President Biden's administration has warned Israel to step up humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
“A quote-unquote 'starvation policy' in northern Gaza is horribly unacceptable and will have implications for international and U.S. law,” she said of Israel's ongoing review.
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“The Israeli government has said that this is not their policy and that food and other necessities will not be cut off, and we are watching closely to see if Israel's actions on the ground are consistent with this statement.” she continued.
Israeli soldiers stand next to a building destroyed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
The US statement comes after the Integrated Food Security Tiering, a measure of food insecurity used by the United Nations, announced that nine out of 10 Gaza residents will face “severe food insecurity” in the coming months. was announced.
The group also said that about 41% of Gazans will face “catastrophic” levels of hunger.
Netanyahu's government held an emergency meeting on the issue this week. However, Israeli officials have remained tight-lipped about what was discussed at the meeting.
But the talks come amid the possibility of a major Israeli victory, as authorities investigate whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
Israeli forces may have removed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Thursday. (AP)
Graphic images circulating on social media show Israeli soldiers standing over Shinwar's corpse. However, Israel has not officially confirmed his death.
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Mr. Sinwar, 60, known by Israel as the “Butcher of Khan Yunis” for his violent and brutal methods of torture against both Israeli and Palestinian enemies, was killed in October by thousands of Hamas militants. He is widely seen as being behind the massacre of Israeli civilians. 7.
Fox News' Greg Norman and Ruth Marks-Eglash contributed to this report
