US voices concern over civilian deaths in Gaza amid war
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00:00 The United States, Israel's closest ally, is beginning to have misgivings about the
00:04 Jewish state's offensive in Gaza.
00:07 "I want them to be focused on how to save civilian lives, not stop going after Hamas
00:14 but be more careful."
00:16 A few hours earlier, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with Israeli leaders
00:22 with the aim of discussing a timeline to end the war.
00:26 The talks were outlined by Sullivan's spokesman on Thursday.
00:30 "One of the things that Jake did talk to him about was progress in the war and where the
00:37 Israelis think it's going to go.
00:40 He did talk about possible transitioning from what we would call high intensity operations,
00:47 which is what we're seeing them do now, to lower intensity operations."
00:51 Israel remains determined to carry its war against Hamas all the way to the end.
00:56 Defense Minister Yov Galant said on Thursday that destroying the Islamist group would take
01:01 several months.
01:03 Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with the president of the Red Cross differentiated between the
01:08 force used by Israeli troops in Gaza and that employed by Hamas.
01:13 "There's a difference between the deliberate and systematic murder, maiming and menacing
01:19 of civilians, which is what terrorism is, and the unintended consequences.
01:27 This is the entire difference."
01:29 The Israeli military carried out multiple raids in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
01:34 The Palestinian exclave is currently without internet and telephone, according to operator
01:38 Paltel.
01:40 The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says civilians are desperate, hungry and terrified.
01:46 More than 18,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the conflict, 70%
01:52 of them women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.