2023-12-14 22:43:59
The US government expects a transition from the “high-intensity” ground offensive in the Gaza Strip to “more targeted” military operations after talks with the Israeli leadership. There was never any expectation that there would be a major destructive operation on the ground indefinitely, a senior US government official said yesterday in Tel Aviv.
The aim is for Israel to concentrate more closely on specific targets and military infrastructure in the future. He spoke about the meetings of US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Israel – including with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This transition was a topic in them.
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However, the US government official did not give a time frame for the transition. “It’s not really about time frames, but about the conditions that are set, and the Israelis have briefed us in great detail about the phases of their overall campaign,” he said.
The New York Times previously reported that Washington had called on Israel to end its ground offensive in Gaza by the end of the year. The government official did not specifically address that report, but said: “There have been some reports about the time frame and I have to say that they are not entirely accurate.”
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