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War between Israel and Hamas: the United States “has an interest in Israel not carrying out a large-scale offensive” according to a CERI researcher
War between Israel and Hamas: the United States “has an interest in ensuring that Israel does not carry out a large-scale offensive” according to a researcher at CERI – (FranceInfo)
19/20 info welcomes Etienne Dignat, associate researcher at the Sciences-Po International Research Center. He comes to talk about Israel’s ground offensive on the Gaza Strip.
Asked about the Israeli army’s call for Gazans to take refuge in the south of the Gaza Strip despite incessant bombings, Etienne Dignat affirms that “it’s difficult” to explain. “What the Israeli army is doing is to avoid as many casualties as possible. She sends a message like she usually does”specifies the researcher associated with… “We wage war, but war pits political entities and not civilians against armies”he continues.
Avoiding deaths in Gaza
The United States calls on Israel to do everything to prevent deaths in Gaza. “Washington, in its previous interventions, has put pressure on Israel, because it has an interest in the country increasing airstrikes, but not carrying out a large-scale offensive, because this endangers the hostages, including understood American lives”, explains Etienne Dignat. Hamas demanded the release of all Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the hostages.