Biden State Department: ˜Hard Not to Feel" Suffering of Palestinians in Hamas Rocket Barrage

Frances Martel 11 May 2021

 

State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters on Tuesday he witnessed photos of Palestinian children killed amid a barrage of rocket fire from Hamas, and a response from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and “hard not to look at those pictures and feel a sense of the suffering.”

Price, speaking at his regular press briefing, called for “restraint and de-escalation in an effort to preserve life,” according to the Times of Israel.

“Reports of civilian deaths are something that we regret and would like to come to a stop. We don’t want to see provocations,” Price said. “The provocations we have seen have resulted in a deeply lamentable loss of life.”

“We call for restraint and for calm. Israel has the right to defend itself and to respond to rocket attacks,” Price said. “The Palestinian people also have the right to safety and security, just as Israelis do.”

Hamas terrorists launched hundreds of rockets into Israel, particular areas near the Gaza Strip and Jerusalem, in the late hours of Monday and early morning hours of Tuesday. The IDF responded by intercepting many of the rockets with its Iron Dome system, then launching a coordinated attack on terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip. The IDF claimed its attacks killed 15 Hamas terrorists and several civilians also died during the operation, but those hit died as a result of failed attempts to fire rockets back into Israel by Hamas.............To Read More.....