Blinken's unprecedented criticism of civilian casualties in the Gaza war

According to Reuters, Antony Blinken said after a meeting with his British counterpart David Cameron: "About a week has passed since the resumption of Israeli operations in southern Gaza, and Tel Aviv needs to prioritize the protection of civilians." Blinken added: “There is a discrepancy between Israel’s intent to protect civilians and the actual results we are seeing on the ground.” The Zionist regime claims that the purpose of its attack on the Gaza Strip is the complete destruction of the Palestinian resistance movement (Hamas) and in this regard it is careful not to harm civilians. And this despite the fact that the Zionists repeatedly violated humanitarian red lines and did not spare Gaza hospitals. The United States is one of the countries that has always supported the crimes of the Zionists in recent years, and the Zionist regime has continued its barbaric crimes in these years thanks to the support of the West and the United States. Since October 7, the Israeli occupation regime has launched brutal attacks on residential areas in the Gaza Strip; Although the international community insists, the Zionist brutality in this war cannot be justified in any way. The number of Palestinian martyrs has risen to 17,487 and another 47,000 have been injured since the Zionist regime began its attacks on the Gaza Strip. Ashraf al-Qadara, spokesman for the Gaza Ministry of Health, said: "313 martyrs and 558 wounded have been transferred to Gaza hospitals in the past few hours, and the number of martyrs under the rubble and on the ground in the streets is still very high." At the same time, al-Qadara noted: “70% of Palestinian martyrs are women and children, and the Israeli army is attacking schools and residential areas and killing Palestinian family members in droves.” Ashraf al-Qadara further stated: "The occupiers do not allow ambulances to enter areas where their armed forces are present and do not allow rescue forces to transport the wounded to hospitals, causing the wounded to bleed to death." According to a Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman, the Israeli army has arrested 36 members of Gaza's medical staff, including the director of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, and they are currently living in harsh and inhumane conditions.