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The White House described the airstrikes on a refugee camp in Rafah as "sad" but took no action to limit military aid to Israel or change its policies, upholding Israel's right to conduct operations in Gas. As VOA White House Correspondent Anita Powell reports, President Biden has repeatedly spoken out against ground operations in Rafah, where a large number of Palestinian refugees have gathered, but the White House does not believe Sunday's attack crossed the line. red of the US administration.
These images, which the White House described as "sad", are the consequences of an Israeli air strike that killed at least 45 people in a camp for the displaced in Rafah.
"Even those areas that the enemy says are safe, in fact they are not. There is no security in Rafah either. This is known to be a camp for displaced residents. To be honest, it is a scene that cannot be perceived. Last night was very difficult", says Mohammed Abuassa, a witness to the attack on the Rafah camp.
President Joe Biden has repeatedly warned Israel against launching a ground operation in the southern Gaza city where displaced residents have gathered, but the White House stressed on Tuesday that it does not believe the weekend airstrikes crossed a red line. the American administration and that they were no reason to change policies towards Israel.
"We strongly condemned the death of innocent civilians. But we need to understand what happened there. An investigation will be conducted. Israelis have said it was a tragic mistake. And that they are investigating. In the past, they have been able to do their own investigations and hold people accountable. We'll see what they do in this case," said John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council.
Israel's military said it was investigating the incident.
"In wars of such scope and intensity, incidents can unfortunately occur. Some, like the one in Rafah, are very difficult. The details of Sunday's event are still being carefully considered and we are committed to monitoring it through to completion. The Israeli army regrets any form of injury to civilians during the war," said Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, from the Israeli army.
But the militant group Hamas, which sparked the conflict after the October 7 attack on Israel, quickly expressed who it considers responsible.
"For us, the American administration and President Joe Biden personally, are fully responsible for this ugly massacre against the displaced people in Rafah and for all the crimes in the occupied Gaza Strip. America continues to politically and militarily support the occupation and continues to supply military equipment, bombs and weapons, causing the killing of dozens, if not hundreds, of children, women and civilians every day," said Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan.
Israel's operation in Gaza, which has killed 35,000 people, according to the Hamas-controlled health ministry, has been condemned by many US allies. Humanitarian organizations including the United Nations Refugee Agency have called for a ceasefire.
As investigators try to figure out what happened in Rafah, analysts say Mr. Biden's administration is under great pressure.
"While they are facing a lot of fallout from the left, they don't want to lose centrist voters and pro-Israel Democrats. Therefore, Mr. Biden's administration is in this difficult situation to maintain balance", says Raphael Cohen from the RAND research organization.
Until the powers find a solution and as the conflict continues, it is the people who are paying the price./ VOA
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