U.s. Sticks To Its Position On Israel As Gaza Crisis Deepens - The World News ((free)) -

On Capitol Hill, while most Republicans and mainstream Democrats support the administration’s stance, a growing contingent of progressive Democrats has broken ranks. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American in Congress, accused the White House of “complicity in genocide.” Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, called for conditioning military aid to Israel, arguing that Netanyahu’s war cabinet is violating international law.

In the region, the U.S. is facing a credibility crisis. Arab leaders, including Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, have warned that the “collective punishment” of Gaza will radicalize a new generation and undermine long-standing peace treaties. Large protests have erupted outside U.S. embassies in Amman, Cairo, and Istanbul, with chants condemning the “American veto” as a license to kill. On Capitol Hill, while most Republicans and mainstream

So far, the White House’s calculus appears unchanged. Officials are quietly pushing Israel to allow more aid in and to avoid direct strikes on civilian infrastructure, but publicly, the message is one of solidarity. The hostages remain a critical variable; securing their release is the only clear condition the U.S. has set for any cessation of hostilities. is facing a credibility crisis

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“We are not just dealing with a war; we are dealing with an assault on the very conditions of life,” said Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. “Fuel is needed to desalinate water, to pump sewage, to keep premature babies alive in incubators. Without it, we are looking at a wave of secondary deaths from disease and dehydration.” embassies in Amman, Cairo, and Istanbul, with chants