Pentagon Grilled On US-Israeli Talks: Has Israel Given 'Commitments' To Reduce Civilian Deaths?
Pentagon spokesperson Air Force Major General Pat Ryder was asked about the meetings between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
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00:00Idris. You mentioned civilian casualties was an issue that was discussed this morning between
00:05Austin and Galant. Did the Secretary receive any commitment or assurances from the Israeli
00:11Defense Minister to reduce civilian casualties? You know, I'm not going to be able to go into
00:15more details and what I provided in that readout there, Idris, other than to say again, you know,
00:20and I don't want to speak for Minister Galant, other than to say again, that this is a priority
00:26for Secretary Austin in terms of protecting civilians. And that is something that has come
00:30up in every single conversation that they have. You let it's a priority for the Israelis as well?
00:36I'm not going to, again, characterize Minister Galant's words. I think the Secretary recognizes
00:45that his message is being received loud and clear. And again, we're going to continue to
00:52highlight how important it is. I mean, you heard it in his opening comments, right? It's
00:56both a moral obligation and a strategic imperative.
01:00So the Russian Defense Minister who initiated the call?
01:03The Secretary did.