PNN – A US State Department spokesperson said reports that the Israeli military is using Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip as human shields are “disturbing” and called on Israel to investigate the allegations.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Vedant Patel, the deputy spokesperson of the US Department of State, told reporters on Wednesday local time: We ask Israel to immediately and transparently investigate these accusations and hold any possible perpetrators accountable.
Patel added: Israel is obliged to fulfill its obligations under international humanitarian law.
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In response to another question, this US Foreign Ministry official stated that Hamas has announced that it will not participate in the Doha negotiations. Are you trying to get Hamas to participate in these negotiations? said: We are aware of these statements. Our expectation is that all the negotiators will return to the negotiating table to be able to bring these negotiations to a conclusion. We believe that these negotiations will proceed.
Patel, in response to the question, how do you expect these negotiations to proceed when Hamas does not participate in them? He claimed: Our colleagues in the region announced that the representative of Hamas will be present in these negotiations. I do not want to explain more about this.
He clarified: When the American and Egyptian leaders announced their statement last week, Israel immediately announced its readiness to participate in the negotiations and finalize them.
The Deputy Spokesman of the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to uphold the principles that the US President announced at the end of May regarding these negotiations. We continue to work to finalize the ceasefire in Gaza, and this remains a priority for the US administration.