The United States is talking to Israeli officials and others about the idea of a safe passage for Gaza civilians after Israel's air strikes following a deadly Hamas attack over the weekend, the U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday.

The United States is talking to Israeli officials and others about the idea of a safe passage for Gaza civilians after Israel’s air strikes following a deadly Hamas attack over the weekend, the U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday.

“We are focused on this question, there are consultations going on,” Sullivan told reporters in a White House press briefing.

Israel has battered Palestinians with deadly air strikes in Gaza after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ attack on Israel on Saturday that left hundreds dead.

Gaza’s Health Ministry said at least 830 Palestinians were killed and up to 4,250 wounded in Israeli air strikes on the blockaded enclave since Saturday. The enclave, only 40km (25 miles) long by 10km (6 miles) wide, is home to 2.3 million people.

  • Cleverdawny@lemm.eeEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    Yeah, the problem is, how do you prevent Hamas militants from using these channels? It’s not like anyone could expect them to abide by an agreement to not abuse a humanitarian program like that.

    • Haphazard9479@lemm.eeEnglish
      35·
      1 year ago

      You probably cant stop Hamas from using these channels if they want out. We still have to try and provide safe passage for civilans.

      • Cleverdawny@lemm.eeEnglish
        9·
        1 year ago

        Then the question becomes, safe passage to where? Israel isn’t going to take them, neither is Egypt

        • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          West bank maybe?

          Jordan might be willing to take some since they aren’t WB refugees, KSA could potentially be talked into taking some, MBS would appreciate some demographic weight to press against the Wahhabis as he gets more aggressive about shirking them.

          • parrot-party@kbin.social
            3·
            1 year ago

            At this point, migrating them to the west bank and then just closing off the borders with Palestine would probably be best. Pull back the Israeli settlers, give Palestine any lands that are majority Palestinians, and just shut off contact with them. The two sides aren’t going to come to a unified living situation in the next 100 years, so giving them plenty of space to be their own nation and treating them like any other nation would be best.

            • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
              3·
              1 year ago

              Pull back the Israeli settlers

              Here’s where your plan falls apart. The settlers aren’t a hardline third party causing trouble for the government, they’re part of an intentional Israeli policy. They want them there, for the entire purpose of calling those areas “not Palestine”.

                • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
                  3·
                  1 year ago

                  The settlers aren’t immigrants integrating with the Palestinians. They’re Jewish-only communities following a semi-religious goal to expand the Jewish state, sometimes living in literal stolen homes. They have special roads only they’re allowed to use and are frequently a source of violence against Palestinians, which is then backed up and protected by the military.

          • Cleverdawny@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            None of the Arab countries have really wanted Palestinian refugees historically. It’s been a big issue, and what refugees they have accepted were mistreated historically