French President Emmanuel Macron on television LCI Before leaving Cairo, he said that a large-scale Israeli military operation to occupy the Gaza Strip would be a mistake.
“If this is a large-scale intervention that would endanger the lives of civilians, I think it is a mistake on Israel’s part because it is unlikely to protect Israel in the long term, and the protection of civilians is incompatible with the principles of international humanitarian law and even the rules that conduct war,” the president said.
The other day, Democratic Senator Peter Welch from Vermont expressed his concern He said a potential Israeli ground operation in the Gaza Strip would have “catastrophic consequences” for residents.
The New York Times (NYT), citing senior White House officials, said that US President Joe Biden’s administration anxious Because the Israeli army is not yet ready to launch a ground operation in Gaza and does not have a clear plan.
It was previously known that there were consultants from the United States. to persuade Israel did not launch a full-scale ground operation.