The United States is talking to Israeli officials and others about the idea of a safe passage for Gaza civilians after Israel’s air strikes following a deadly Hamas attack over the weekend, the U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday.

“We are focused on this question, there are consultations going on,” Sullivan told reporters in a White House press briefing.

Israel has battered Palestinians with deadly air strikes in Gaza after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ attack on Israel on Saturday that left hundreds dead.

Gaza’s Health Ministry said at least 830 Palestinians were killed and up to 4,250 wounded in Israeli air strikes on the blockaded enclave since Saturday. The enclave, only 40km (25 miles) long by 10km (6 miles) wide, is home to 2.3 million people.

  • @Maalus
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    119 months ago

    They have a way better claim than Israel does.

    • @[email protected]
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      -59 months ago

      Regardless of your opinion on any other aspect of it, the one currently holding the ground with armed force typically has the better claim since they can enforce it.

      • @Maalus
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        89 months ago

        That’s not having a better claim, that’s supporting a worse claim through violence.

        • @Pasta4u
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          19 months ago

          What is the better claim? Being there earlier? Because like I said there were other people there even earlier than them

          • @AstridWipenaugh
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            29 months ago

            Yes? It’s been Palestinians for a very long time. It was the British colony of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, when it was established as the Jewish ethno-state of Israel. They gave no fucks that a non-Jewish population already lived there.

            • @Pasta4u
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              19 months ago

              Seems like a really short time in the history of humans. We should give it to people who were there longer