Published December 04,2023
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The US State Department prolonged its condolences to Anadolu for the killing of Montaser Al-Sawaf in an Israeli airstrike whereas he was reporting from Gaza, referring to the lack of journalists as a “tragedy.”
“Let me first extend my condolences to you, to your entire organization and to, of course, his family,” stated Spokesman Matthew Miller, in response to Anadolu’s query throughout his each day press briefing.
“We are always deeply saddened to learn of the death of any journalist. Secretary has spoken to this fact that journalists do extraordinary work under the most dangerous conditions,” he stated.
“That has been true in this conflict as it has been in so many conflicts before it, and is a tragedy that we have seen so many journalists die in this conflict,” he stated, “As that is a tragedy that we have seen thousands of other civilians die”.
Regarding whether or not Israel may be intentionally focusing on journalists to manage data circulate from Gaza, Miller stated: “I don’t have any information to suggest that the Israeli government is targeting journalists in this conflict.”
“Secretary has made clear it’s not just intent that matters, its results. And that’s a conversation we’re going to continue to have with them (Israel),” he added.
Montaser Al-Sawaf, an Anadolu freelance cameraman reporting in Gaza, was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Friday. The assault got here one week after 45 members of his prolonged household, together with his mother and father and brothers, have been killed in a earlier Israeli airstrike.
Blinken stated final week that Israel has probably the most subtle militaries on the planet and is able to “neutralizing the threat posed by Hamas while minimizing harm to innocent men, women, and children”.
At least 15,899 Palestinians have been killed and greater than 42,000 others injured in relentless air and floor assaults on the enclave since Oct. 7 following a cross-border assault by Hamas.
When requested if the killing of 1000’s of civilians might have been prevented, Miller stated that there are further steps that Israel can take to attenuate civilian casualties, including that the US inspired Israel to take these steps throughout their marketing campaign within the south of Gaza.
“But I expect that this will continue to be an ongoing conversation. And as I said, we’re going to monitor how this campaign proceeds as it does,” he added.
However, Miller additionally stated that the US has seen some “improvement” by way of Israel narrowing targets because it expands its assaults into the south of Gaza.
The US has seen “a much more targeted request for evacuations” than within the operation within the north, Miller stated, including: “So that is an improvement on what’s happened before.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr