The US administration is studying the summary of the Israeli investigation into the military raid that targeted aid workers in Gaza on Tuesday.
White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby He announced at a press conference.
Kirby stressed that an opinion can only be expressed after a comprehensive review. Thus, the US Secretary of State said, Anthony Blinken He clarified his previous call for an “independent, comprehensive and fully public” investigation.
According to the National Security spokesman, there is no doubt that another investigation will be conducted.
John Kirby in front of reporters in Washington Joe Biden President W Benjamin Netanyahu Referring to his Thursday phone call, the Israeli Prime Minister said of the change in the American position:
At the same time, he added: The United States has no intention of sending an expert to Israel to supervise decision-making regarding Israeli army operations, as it is an independent state that decides its military actions on its own. But John Kirby pointed out that the method of carrying out these operations is the subject of American-Israeli negotiations.
The Israeli army admitted that the World Aid Central Kitchen convoy was identified as Hamas fighters, which is why the military raid took place, killing seven people.
American officials also reported on Friday that they were on alert in anticipation of the possibility of an Iranian military strike threatening Israel. According to the statement, the American side shares its Israeli partners’ opinion that the Iranian response is “inevitable” after the Jewish state executed a high-ranking Iranian military commander in Damascus on Monday.
