Gaza's civil defense department said on Thursday that the Israeli airstrike at the Khan Younis Hospital in the southern part of the Gaza Strip has killed at least 20 people, including five journalists, and a large number of others have been wounded.
The U.S. side has not publicly condemned the tragedy at the Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip. On 25th, U.S. President Donald Trump, when asked about the incident, said he simply expressed his "disappointment" about it.
US President Trump: When did this happen?
Reporter: It happened at night, today (25th).
US President Trump: I don't know about it.
Reporter: What do you say about this?
US President Trump: I’m unhappy about this, and I don’t want to see something like that.
Trump then spoke and joked about his contributions to the release of some of the detainees.This is not the first time the US administration has shown indifference and inaction to the tragedy caused by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.
The US government refuses to take responsibility for Israel's Gaza policy
On the 22nd of this month, a number of international organizations jointly issued a report confirming that there was a "famine" in parts of the Gaza Strip. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Huckabee said that the statement that there was famine in the Gaza Strip was not true, and 92% of food was stolen by Hamas and sold.
Faced with international calls for the United States to pressure the Israeli government to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible, Huckabee responded that the United States has never dominated Israeli policy, just as Israel will not dominate ours.
This statement has been rejected by the Palestinian side.
Former Palestinian Press Secretary Mustafa Barghouti, Chairman of the Palestinian National Initiative: U.S. Ambassador Khakabi claims that the U.S. does not dominate Israel’s policies, and that is not the case. The U.S. supplies a large number of weapons to Israel, and Israel uses these weapons to carry out genocide in the Gaza Strip. The U.S. tolerates Israel and is completely free from international law and international humanitarian law. Therefore, the U.S. is not only an accomplice to Israel, but also a real participant in Israeli crimes.
The United States has a long history of "unconditional support" for Israel
Some American experts say that the US government's policy towards Israel has not changed for decades.
Matthew Duce, Executive Vice President of the Center for International Policy Research in the United States: The issue dates back many years ago. In fact, for decades, U.S. policies toward Israel have been the support model and often unconditional support, even if these policies clearly violate human rights and violate international humanitarian law. We witnessed this during the last Biden administration.
Expert: Multi-dimensional cooperation between the United States and Israel affects US policy toward Israel
What is the “unconditional support” of the United States to Israel?
A few days ago, Ashok Swain, a professor at Uppsala University in Sweden, wrote an article saying that, first of all, Israel is the country that has received the most foreign aid from the United States, most of which is military support. These funds mainly flow back to the U.S. defense sector, creating tens of thousands of jobs. Secondly, Israel's intelligence agencies provide intelligence for U.S. anti-terrorism operations, and its air force can attack Iranian-related targets without the need for the U.S. military to take risks. It is regarded by the United States as a "low-cost strategic asset" in the Middle East. In the United States, the pro-Israel lobby group with the US-Israel Public Affairs Committee as its core has great influence, which can ensure that the majority of Congress supports aid to Israel and veto bills criticizing Israel.
The article stated that the United States can completely influence Israeli policies by stopping providing weapons, funds and diplomatic support, but successive U.S. governments have been unwilling to bear the corresponding political costs.
Source: Central News Client