The Biden administration is continuing to pressure Israel to ratchet down its military operation against terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. United States National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said as much during an interview with CBS News’ Margaret Brennan.
Kirby emphasized the administration’s desire for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to shift to “low intensity operations.”
I can tell you – and Secretary Blinken just came from the region – that we have been talking to them intensely about a transition to low intensity operations. We believe it’s the right time for that transition, and we’re talking about doing that.
Now, they have done some precursory steps to try to kind of get to that point. They were pulling some troops out. They’re relying a little less on air strikes. But we believe that – look, any military campaign you go…
