{"id":2114617,"date":"2023-12-03T14:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T19:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-strategic-affairs-minister-says-jewish-state-doing-everything-we-can-to-keep-civilians-safe\/"},"modified":"2023-12-03T14:17:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T19:17:44","slug":"israeli-strategic-affairs-minister-says-jewish-state-doing-everything-we-can-to-keep-civilians-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-strategic-affairs-minister-says-jewish-state-doing-everything-we-can-to-keep-civilians-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli minister: Ensuring civilian safety is our top priority"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisraeli-strategic-affairs-minister-says-jewish-state-doing-everything-we-can-to-keep-civilians-safe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2114617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Israel Minister of Strategic Affairs: &#8220;We&#8217;re Doing Everything We Can to Keep Civilians Safe&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>In a Sunday interview with ABC News&#8217;s This Week, Israel Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer emphasized the Jewish state&#8217;s commitment to protecting civilians amidst \u200cthe escalating \u200bwar\u200c in the Middle East. Dermer expressed his desire \u2063for Americans to truly grasp the proximity and intensity\u200d of the conflict, stating, &#8220;This war is not going on thousands of miles away \u2014 it&#8217;s literally going on hundreds of yards away, and it&#8217;s going on at a \u200btime when rockets are\u200d flying into our country, \u200cand we have people running to bomb shelters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Unprecedented Measures to Safeguard Civilians<\/h3>\n<p>Dermer highlighted the Israel Defense Forces&#8217; unparalleled approach to engaging with Hamas, asserting that their efforts to ensure the safety of enemy civilians are unprecedented\u2063 in the history\u200c of warfare. He emphasized, &#8220;When you have an \u2064enemy right on your border, and \u2063you&#8217;re doing everything to get the civilians of that enemy\u200c out of harm&#8217;s\u2064 way, I don&#8217;t\u200d think any other country, including the United States, would take such great\u2062 care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dermer affirmed Israel&#8217;s alignment with the United States in their commitment to minimizing civilian\u2063 casualties \u2062and providing humanitarian aid. He pledged to continue these efforts as the war progresses.<\/p>\n<h2>Democrats\u200d Divided Over Aid to Israel<\/h2>\n<p>As the death toll in Gaza rises, an increasing number of Democrats\u200d in Congress are expressing their willingness to impose conditions on future aid to Israel in order to reduce\u200d civilian casualties. This has sparked a division within the Democratic Party, with lawmakers facing\u2063 pressure from pro-Palestinian activists to address the humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza reported a death toll exceeding 15,200, with 70% of the deceased identified as women and children. On the Israeli side, the Jewish state claims that nearly 1,400 people, mostly civilians, \u200bhave been\u200d killed since the Oct. 7 Hamas \u2063attacks.<\/p>\n<h3>Secretary of Defense Warns of &#8220;Strategic Defeat&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin cautioned that Israel risks a &#8220;strategic defeat&#8221;\u200b if it fails to prioritize the protection of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. His remarks were made during a speech at the Reagan National Defense\u200c Forum in California.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Democratic representatives Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Summer Lee have called\u200b for \u200da ceasefire in the conflict between Hamas and Israel. However, their comments have drawn criticism from both Republicans and Democrats, with Tlaib \u2063being censured by the House for allegedly promoting false narratives and advocating for the destruction of Israel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200bsteps does\u200b the IDF \u2063take to minimize\u2062 civilian casualties\u2064 among Gaza civilians during conflict?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cAns have never\u2064 been seen before. He stated, &#8220;I can tell you that we\u2064 are doing \u200beverything we can \u2064to keep civilians\u200b safe, even enemy civilians. The IDF goes to extraordinary lengths to minimize casualties among Gaza civilians. We call \u2063them, we \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-delusional-liz-cheney-wants-to-run-for-president\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: 'Delusional' Liz Cheney Wants to Run for President\">send text messages<\/a>, we drop \u2063leaflets, we use social media, and we do precision targeting to try to avoid\u2064 civilians in\u200d the battlefield.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of \u2062Strategic Affairs emphasized that Israel&#8217;s priority is to protect its own citizens and ensure their safety. He stated, &#8220;Our goal is to defend our civilians and to \u200dprotect them, but\u2064 we don&#8217;t want to see any civilians on the other side\u200b harmed as\u200d well.&#8221; Dermer reiterated that Israel uses advanced technology and\u2064 intelligence to target military sites while aiming to \u2062minimize harm to non-combatants.<\/p>\n<h3>The Challenge of Fighting an Unconventional Enemy<\/h3>\n<p>Dermer acknowledged the difficulty in \u2063fighting an enemy that \u2064embeds itself among civilian populations and uses them as human shields. He explained, &#8220;Hamas deliberately locates its military\u200c infrastructure in the heart\u200d of residential areas, schools, and hospitals. They \u2062use their own people as human shields.&#8221; Dermer stressed that this tactic creates a unique\u200c challenge for Israel in protecting \u2063both its own civilians and those on the other side.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2062 this challenge,\u200d Israel maintains its commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-nations-officials-complicit-in-hamass-atrocities-lawmaker-says\/\" title=\"Lawmaker accuses UN officials of aiding Hamas's atrocities\">upholding international humanitarian laws<\/a> and constantly evaluates \u200cits tactics \u200dto minimize\u200c civilian \u2062harm. Dermer highlighted\u200d that Israel\u200b invests heavily in developing technology that allows for \u2062pinpoint strikes on \u200dmilitary\u2062 targets, which helps in avoiding\u2062 civilian\u2062 casualties.<\/p>\n<h3>An Unwavering Dedication to Civilian Safety<\/h3>\n<p>Throughout the interview,\u2062 Dermer reiterated Israel&#8217;s unwavering \u2062dedication to protecting civilians. He emphasized that every civilian casualty \u2063is a\u2062 tragedy, whether it is \u2062an Israeli \u2063or Palestinian life\u200b lost. Dermer expressed, &#8220;We \u2063spend extraordinary amounts of\u2062 time, money, and effort to \u200ddo \u2064everything we can to protect our civilians on \u200dthe one hand, and avoid harm to enemy civilians on the other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Strategic Affairs concluded by urging\u2062 the international community to recognize the unique challenges Israel faces \u200dand to support its efforts \u200cin safeguarding civilians. He stated, &#8220;We \u2062hope the international community recognizes that Israel is in a position where we \u2062need to defend ourselves, and we need their support to \u200bcontinue to \u2062operate within the \u200bbounds of the\u200b law, while doing everything \u200dwe can\u200c to keep civilians\u200d safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the conflict in the Middle \u200cEast continues, \u200bIsrael remains\u2062 committed to \u2062prioritizing the safety and well-being of all \u200ccivilians. The Israel Defense Forces&#8217; unprecedented \u200dmeasures\u200b to protect both \u200dIsraeli and enemy civilians demonstrate a commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-joins-ocasio-cortez-tlaib-in-trying-to-block-735-million-arms-sale-to-israel\/\" title=\"Sanders Joins Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib In Trying To Block 5 Million Arms Sale To Israel\">uphold international standards<\/a> and \u200dmitigate the impact of the conflict on innocent lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel&#8217;s Minister of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer, emphasizes their commitment to safeguarding civilians amidst escalating casualties in the Middle East conflict. Dermer asserts that the Jewish state is exerting maximum efforts to ensure the safety of its people, aiming to convey this message to the American public<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2114618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2114617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2114617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2114618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2114617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2114617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2114617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}