Joel Gehrke is foreign affairs reporter for the Washington Examiner, with an emphasis on U.S. competition with China and Russia, Middle East policy following the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement, and the crisis in Venezuela. Previously, he covered domestic politics for National Review Online.
The Israel Defense Forces are taking an expansive approach to their intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip, with military planners erring on the side of striking Hamas even in areas dense with civilians.
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Gaza officials, but Egypt reportedly has rejected the idea of humanitarian corridors out of fear it would undermine “the right of Palestinians to hold on to their cause and their land,” an Egyptian security source was quoted as telling Reuters.
“The protection of civilians is paramount, including in times of conflict,” agency communications director Juliette Touma said Wednesday. “They should be protected in accordance with the laws of war.” Israeli officials are scrambling to re-seal their border with the Gaza Strip after Hamas terrorists broke through the border fence in multiple sectors in their rampage across Jewish communities. And Egyptian officials are wary of allowing any large-scale influx of Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip.
The U.S. is looking into how it can help get civilians to areas of safety, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters Tuesday. “But the details of that are something that are being discussed among the — the operational agencies, and I don’t want to share too much of that publicly at this time.”
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