In meetings in Israel, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conveyed to Israeli leaders that it’s important to observe international rules of warfare.

As Israel girds for a fearsome ground assault into Gaza, senior Biden administration officials are warning their Israeli counterparts to show restraint and avoid mass civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster that could turn world opinion against the Jewish state, according to two current and one former U.S. official.

  • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You’re talking about something different. Internal communications within the state department about what language to use is completely different from private communication return Israel.

    I mean this is pretty standard when it comes to interpersonal relationships even. If a friend does something questionable I’m likely going to avoid discussing it in public until I can talk to them in private about how bad the thing was.