The American CNN network quoted a senior official in President Joe Biden's administration as saying that the rescue operation of two Israeli detainees in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, yesterday, Sunday, may have led to the death of about 100 Palestinians, and we are concerned about it.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said that Tel Aviv informed Cairo during the liberation of the two detainees in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, and assured it that the matter was an isolated event and not the beginning of a comprehensive process.
White House:
We express our happiness at the success of the Israeli army in releasing Israelis in Rafah.
The crisis in the Gaza Strip will not end until Hamas releases all detainees.
President Biden and members of his team continue to work around the clock to ensure and secure the release of detainees.
We have to accept that some detainees may die in Gaza and we do not have specific information about their whereabouts.
We do not want a major military operation in Rafah without an implementable plan and ensuring the security of civilians.
We do not want to see any civilian deaths, whether Palestinian or Israeli.
There is progress in our attempts to reach an agreement for an extended truce and the release of all detainees.
We cannot confirm that civilians were killed in Rafah, but we do not want to see any civilian deaths.
President Biden has been clear about our concerns regarding civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.
We want the war in Gaza to stop, and the first steps to that are an extended truce, the release of all detainees, and the entry of aid.
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Source: Al Jazeera