At a White House briefing, the National Security Council Coordinator, John Kirby, explained the difference between the victims of the war in Ukraine and the Israeli military operation against Hamas terrorist group in Gaza.
Kirby stated that Russian aggression in Ukraine is different from the actions of Israel, as Russians commit war crimes such as murder, torture, and rape of civilians, which is not the purpose of a military operation. Kirby stressed that such behavior is part of Putin's strategy because he cannot defeat Ukraine with traditional military means.
"What is doing (President of the Russian Federation) Putin is not a relevant comparison (with the actions of Israel). Torture, rape, murder of civilians, destruction of civilian infrastructure, terrorizing the whole population - all this is embedded in the Putin's war plan," Kirby said.
He also noted that Israel has an excellent approach where he tries to minimize victims among civilians and adheres to the accuracy of military operations. Kirby indicated that the United States urge Israel to act caution and carry out military operations as accurately to reduce the risk of victims among civilians.
