Biden dodges question of whether Israel acting in Gaza in line with laws of war
ANKARA (AA) – President Joe Biden on Thursday dodged a reporter’s question on whether Israel is acting in line with the laws of war in Gaza.
“Mr. President, are Israelis operating within the laws of war that you talked about last week,” a reporter asked Biden.
Instead of answering the question, Biden said, “Good talking to you all,” and then left the press availability room at Germany’s Ramstein Air Base, where Air Force One stopped for fuel on its way back to Washington.
The flattening of Gaza’s Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital this Tuesday, killing some 500 people, has been widely blamed on an Israeli airstrike, though Israel has denied any involvement. But that incident as well as Israel’s total siege of Gaza – cutting it off from water, electricity, and fuel – has led protesters worldwide and many observers to accuse Israel of flouting the rules of war.
On the possibility of Israel canceling its widely expected land operation against Gaza, Biden merely said that Israeli and US military officials are talking about what the alternatives might be.
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