{"id":2125951,"date":"2023-12-15T11:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T16:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-stresses-decreased-war-intensity-to-israel-as-it-continues-push-for-palestinian-authority-to-lead-gaza\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T11:32:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T16:32:45","slug":"us-stresses-decreased-war-intensity-to-israel-as-it-continues-push-for-palestinian-authority-to-lead-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-stresses-decreased-war-intensity-to-israel-as-it-continues-push-for-palestinian-authority-to-lead-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"US urges Israel to reduce war intensity, supports Palestinian Authority&#8217;s leadership in Gaza"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fus-stresses-decreased-war-intensity-to-israel-as-it-continues-push-for-palestinian-authority-to-lead-gaza%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=2125951&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>The\u200b Biden Administration Urges Israel to Shift Strategy\u2063 in Gaza Conflict<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2064 is putting pressure on Israel to change its approach to\u200b the ongoing conflict in Gaza, \u200bciting\u2062 concerns over\u2064 the\u200b increasing number of Palestinian casualties. National security adviser Jake Sullivan \u2063recently met with Israeli \u2062Prime Minister\u200b Benjamin Netanyahu\u200c and the\u2063 Israeli war Cabinet, where he emphasized the need\u200d for a transition from &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rise-of-the-rocket-launcher-portends-the-end-of-the-armored-division\/\" title=\"Rise of the Rocket Launcher Portends the End of the Armored Division\">high intensity operations<\/a>&#8221; to more targeted and precise actions.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Israel&#8217;s Channel 12 News, Sullivan stated, &#8220;The issue really is, when does \u200bIsrael shift from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-war-iii-what-a-u-s-vs-china-war-would-look-like-3\/\" title=\"World War III: What a U.S. vs. China War Would Look Like\">high-intensity military operations<\/a> that are underway\u2064 today to a different phase of \u200dthis conflict, one that\u2019s\u200c more precise, more targeted, more driven \u2062towards things like those high-value individuals?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the \u2062administration has\u200d not specified a timeline\u200c for\u2062 this shift, it \u200cis\u2064 considered an inflection point in the conflict. A senior\u200b administration official described it as \u2063a move \u2064from major clearance ground \u2064operations to a\u200b more targeted and intelligence-driven effort against high-value targets and specific military infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>During\u200b his \u200dvisit to Israel, Sullivan acknowledged that the war is expected to last for months, a timeline that Israeli officials\u200c have also mentioned. However, the Biden \u200dadministration is advocating for a reduction in aerial bombardment to minimize civilian casualties, even if it increases the risk \u200dfor ground troops.<\/p>\n<p>The mounting death toll in Gaza, which \u2064includes \u200da significant number of women\u2064 and children, has drawn stronger criticism from\u2064 U.S.\u200c officials, including President Joe Biden. He has called for a focus on saving civilian\u2063 lives while continuing \u200bto target \u200bHamas. These comments have highlighted a growing \u200brift\u2063 between \u200cBiden\u200d and\u200b Netanyahu, despite the president&#8217;s \u2063longstanding support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Internationally and domestically, the Biden administration faces pressure to push for an end to the conflict. However, it\u2063 has refrained from calling for a permanent ceasefire that would leave Hamas in power in Gaza. There is also\u2062 disagreement between Biden and \u200bNetanyahu regarding the future governance of Gaza once\u2062 the war is over and if Hamas is \u2062removed from power.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. \u2063government has proposed a &#8220;revitalized&#8221; Palestinian Authority to lead both Palestinian territories, but \u200cNetanyahu has \u200crejected this option. The reconstruction and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-pro-family-mother-becomes-first-female-president-of-hungary\/\" title=\"Pro-Life, Pro-Family Mother Becomes First Female President Of Hungary\">nation-building process<\/a>\u200c in \u200cGaza is expected to be lengthy and potentially dangerous, \u200bas it could \u2063give rise to insurgency. The question\u200d of governance in the \u200caftermath of the war remains open.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan is scheduled to meet with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Friday.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062How can the goal of minimizing civilian casualties be achieved in the Israeli military&#8217;s airstrikes \u200don the Gaza Strip?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  He goal of minimizing civilian casualties?&#8221;\u2062<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan&#8217;s comments come as the\u2064 death toll in Gaza continues to rise, with over 200 Palestinians killed and more than 1,300 injured \u200dsince the conflict \u2063began. The\u2064 Israeli military has been \u200dconducting airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired by Hamas, the militant group that controls the territory.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has expressed its support for Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself, but is increasingly concerned about the impact of the military campaign on \u2063innocent Palestinians. The administration has also\u2064 faced pressure from progressive members of the Democratic Party to take a stronger stance against Israel&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe\u2064 Biden has been facing a delicate balancing act in his approach to the conflict. While\u200d he has maintained a \u2063strong alliance with Israel, he has also \u200dsought to restore U.S. credibility and rebuild\u200d relationships with Palestinian leaders. \u2064The Biden administration has pledged millions of dollars in humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people, \u200cand\u200c has voiced its support for a\u2063 two-state solution\u200b to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The administration&#8217;s urging of\u2064 a\u200d change in strategy marks a \u2062departure from the policies of the\u200b previous administration, which strongly\u2063 supported \u200dIsrael\u200c and largely ignored Palestinian concerns.\u2062 The Trump administration&#8217;s decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and its recognition of Israeli sovereignty\u200c over the Golan Heights were widely seen as one-sided and detrimental to the prospects of peace.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has \u2064so far resisted calls to shift its strategy, arguing that \u200cits actions are necessary to protect \u200cits citizens \u2063from rocket \u200cattacks. Prime Minister Netanyahu has \u2063stated that Israel will continue its military operations until it\u2063 achieves its objectives \u2013 to degrade Hamas&#8217; capabilities and deter future \u2064aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the pressure, it remains to be seen whether Israel \u200cwill alter its approach. The \u200ccountry&#8217;s leadership is \u2062faced with the challenge of balancing its security concerns with international criticism and the potential political fallout\u200d at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accelerate their military operations in Gaza to minimize the increasing number of Palestinian casualties. In a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the war Cabinet, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan urged Israel to swiftly advance to the next phase of the conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2125952,"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-2125951","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\/2125951","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=2125951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2125952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2125951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2125951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2125951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}