Biden urges Israel to protect civilian lives as it expands ground offensive

이스라엘, 사실상 전면전 바이든 “민간인 보호해야“ 국제인도법 강조 Good evening. It’s 9 PM here in Seoul. Thank you for joining us. We begin in the Middle East where Israeli troops are advancing deeper into Gaza. Heavy clashes have been reported on the outskirts of Gaza City, where the Israeli tanks are cutting off key roads. This follows, Israel’s announcement that it has entered the “second phase” of the war against Hamas. With a mounting death toll, Iran says Israel has “crossed the red lines“ while U.S. President Joe Biden urges Israel to prioritize the saving of civilian lives. Lee Soo-jin starts us off. Israel is expanding its ground operations despite the escalating death toll in Gaza. According to Palestinian media on early Monday, Israeli troops bombarded the Strip with fierce air and artillery strikes. The air strikes reportedly hit areas near Gaza City’s hospitals and Palestinian and Israeli militants also clashed in a border area east of Khan Younis in the enclave’s south. This comes just hours after Israel released images of battle tanks on the west coast of the Gaza Strip, largely seen as a potential move to surround Gaza’s main city. And Israeli tanks were also reported to have moved into the outskirts of Gaza City on Monday, cutting off one of the main roads connecting the northern part of the enclave to the South. The Israeli military said that it has struck 600 militant targets over the past few days, saying in a statement that IDF troops “killed dozens of terrorists who barricaded themselves in buildings and tunnels.“ The air strikes are part of what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the “second stage” of its retaliatory assault against Hamas. “The war inside the Gaza Strip will be long and difficult, and we are ready for it.“ With Israel continuing air raids on Gaza, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi renewed threats against the country on Sunday saying that it had “crossed the red line“ in Gaza, which “may force everyone to take action“, hinting at the possibility of Tehran getting involved in the conflict. Taking to social media, President Raisi said the U.S. told Iran not to do anything, but Washington continues to give “widespread support to Israel.“ Meanwhile, calls for a humanitarian ceasefire continue to grow as the death toll mounts. According to the White House on Sunday, U.S. President Joe Biden told Netanyahu that Israel should conduct its operations in Gaza “in a manner consistent with international humanitarian law that prioritizes the protection of civilians,“ in their first phone call since the Israeli military expanded its ground operations in Gaza on Friday. According to Gaza’s health ministry, the death toll among Palestinians passed 8-thousand, mostly women and children since armed conflict began on October 7th while 1-thousand-4-hundred have been killed on the Israeli side, most of them being civilians. Lee Soo-jin, Arirang News. #Israel #Hamas #Gaza_Strip #JoeBiden #Civilian_lives #이스라엘 #하마스 #가자_지구 #조바이든 #국제_인도법 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-10-30, 21:00 (KST)