
The United States wants to avoid fighting inside hospitals in the Gaza Strip, which endangers the lives of civilians. Washington has expressed its position on the matter to Israel, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CBS News on Sunday.
"The United States does not want to see fighting in hospitals where innocent people, patients receiving medical care, are caught in the crossfire, and we have been in active consultation with the Israel Defense Forces about this," Mr. Sullivan said on the television program . "Face the Nation" of the CBS channel.
The Israeli army said it was ready to evacuate babies from Gaza's biggest hospital, but Palestinian officials said people were still trapped inside, with two newborns dead and dozens at risk from a power outage amid intense fighting there. near.
Al-Shifa and other hospitals in northern Gaza, targets of Israel's month-long war to eliminate Hamas and free hostages held by the militants, are barely able to care for patients. Every day there are reports of injuries from Israeli bombings.
Mr. Sullivan said that according to the data, "Hamas is using hospitals and many other civilian facilities as command centers, for storing weapons and sheltering its fighters. This is a violation of the laws of war." He also said that the United States is continuing the evacuation of American citizens from Gaza./ VOA
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