WASHINGTON, March 21 — Nearly 70 former US officials, diplomats and military officers yesterday urged President Joe Biden to warn Israel of serious consequences if it denies...
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“The United States must be willing to take concrete action to oppose” such practices, the group said in an open letter to Biden, “including restrictions on provision of assistance consistent with US law and policy.” The letter underscored rising dismay in the United States over Israeli operations against the Gaza Strip’s ruling Hamas militants ignited by their October 7 rampage into southern Israel in which they killed some 1,200 people and took 253 hostages.Much of Gaza has been destroyed and nearly 32,000 Palestinians killed, according to Gaza health authorities. The United Nations says the population of 2.3 million has little food, water and shelter, and food shortages in parts exceed famine levels.