The attack is raising new questions about Biden’s 'red line' for the offensive.
Fire rages following an Israeli strike on an area designated for displaced Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, May 26, 2024.The Biden administration on Tuesday expressed sympathy after dozens of civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah over the weekend, but signaled it would wait for a full Israeli investigation to play out before taking any action.
U.S. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, May 28, 2024. The strike is the single deadliest attack since Israel launched its offensive in Rafah more than two weeks ago and graphic images from its aftermath have prompted international fury, further isolating Israel on the international stage and escalating pressure on the Biden administration to pull back military support.
"As a result of this strike on Sunday, I have no policy changes to speak to," Kirby said. "It just happened. The Israelis are going to investigate it. We're going to be taking great interest in what they find in that investigation, and we'll see where it goes from there." After an initial review of the strike, the Israel Defense Forces said the strike was targeted and munitions used in the attack could not have caused such a large blaze -- that something else must have fueled it -- pointing to what it said was a Hamas weapons depot in the vicinity as a possible cause.
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