US voices concern over civilian deaths in Gaza amid Israeli offensive

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Thursday in Tel Aviv with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. During their meeting, Gallant warned that Israel’s fight with Hamas “will require a period of time – it will last more than several months, but we will win and we will destroy them”. Speaking in Washington, US President Joe Biden urged Israel to take more care to protect civilians in Gaza. Meanwhile Israel Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said civilian casualties are part of the unintended consequences of the war in Gaza.