Netanyahu tell Biden ‘Will do everything to keep Gazans out of harm’s way’

Anjali Sharma

 GG News Bureau

WASHINGTON DC, 19th Oct. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday told President Joe Biden that Israel will do everything possible to keep Gazans out of harm’s way as they stand ready to launch a full-scale war against the Hamas militant group.

He made remarks on the safety of civilians after the attack on  Al Ahli Arab Hospital in which hundreds are feared dead.

Netanyahu in a televised interview said, “This will be a different kind of war because Hamas is a different kind of enemy”.

“As we proceed in this war, Israel will do everything it can to keep civilians out of harm’s way,” he added.

Israel is facing intense pressure over civilian casualties in their war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Many western nations including the US, have supported Israel’s war against Hamas, they have equally condemned civilian casualties.

Biden arrived in Tel Aviv on Wednesday and has also backed Netanyahu and blamed “the other party” for the hospital attack referring to Islamic Jihad group in Gaza.

Hamas and Palestinian authorities have accused the Israeli military, IDF has claimed the bombing was the result of a PIJ rocket misfiring.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a militant group in the Gaza Strip.

According to the Israeli army, PIJ was launching missiles on Israel from a cemetery located behind the Hospital.

IDF claimed that the rocket misfired and landed in the hospital premise, left hundreds dead.

Israel has reiterated the evacuation order. It asked Gazans to go north ahead of their ground assault.

Israel asked 1.1 million Gazans to leave their homes and move to safer areas south of Gaza city.

The UN and WHO criticized the order. The UN warned that mass evacuation will have “devastating humanitarian consequences”. Both the agencies have urged Israel to withdraw the order.