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Recently, Israel launched a large-scale military assault on the Gaza Strip, killing hundreds of civilians and leaving thousands homeless.
However, what is unexpected is that the United States, which has always been on the side of Israel, has recently made an unusual move.
United States two high-ranking officials even sent a joint letter to the Israel demanding that the material aid in Gaza be cleared, otherwise the arms aid to the Israel might be interrupted United States.
Why did United States suddenly issue such a strong warning to Israel? What exactly is the real motivation behind it?
Israel attacks a refugee camp in Gaza
Beginning in early October, the Israel army launched a new round of military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Although this is not the first time the two sides have met, the scope and intensity of the attack have plunged the entire region into unprecedented chaos.
Israel's air strikes have been concentrated in densely populated areas such as the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza and Gaza City.
According to statistics on 14 October, at least 342 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in the first few days of attacks alone.
The Israel military's rationale for the attack was clear, saying it was a "precision strike" against Hamas.
They believe that Hamas's rocket attacks have threatened Israel's national security and that military means must be used to "eliminate terrorists."
However, in a small, densely populated area of Gaza, so-called "precision strikes" often have an inevitable impact on civilians.
Many of the targets were located in close proximity to residential buildings and schools, which means that each airstrike could cause serious civilian casualties.
For example, during the attack on the Jabaliya refugee camp on 14 October, a food distribution centre was destroyed in an airstrike.
At least 10 people were killed and more than 40 injured as local residents went to collect relief supplies.
Such incidents are not unique, and similar casualties have been reported since the airstrikes began.
Gaza's health system has all but collapsed under this high-intensity blow.
Al-Aqsa Hospital is a major health facility in central Gaza, but there is a severe shortage of medical supplies due to ongoing fighting.
Doctors in Gaza even sent out a distress cry on social media, saying that there were not even enough bandages in Gaza, and that some people in the ward were waiting for treatment on the floor.
Even in such a dire situation, Israel's military insists that all attacks are legitimate actions "against terrorist targets."
They said all military operations were carefully planned to minimize harm to innocent civilians.
Still, the reality in war is often much more complicated than planned.
Gaza is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with residential buildings, schools and hospitals intertwined with Hamas militant hideouts.
Therefore, the so-called "precision strikes" will inevitably affect a large number of innocent civilians.
But Israel doesn't care about this and continues to go its own way.
However, what is unexpected is that in response to the situation in Gaza, United States has rarely expressed dissatisfaction with Israel.
The United States issued a strong warning to Israel for reasons
On October 15, the United States White House said that two United States officials, Blinken and Austin, wrote a letter to Israel together.
In their letters, Blinken and Austin made it clear that if Israel does not take immediate steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Well, in the next 30 days, Israel may be at risk of United States reducing or interrupting military assistance.
They demanded that Israel must allow at least 350 relief trucks to cross the border and enter Gaza every day for distribution.
According to the United Nations, the number of rescue vehicles entering Gaza has dropped dramatically since the beginning of October, averaging only about 80 per day, which is far from enough to meet the basic needs of the 100,000 people on the ground.
Blinken and Austin's letters can be seen as United States direct pressure on Israel to resume and expand supplies to Gaza.
However, the United States has always supported Israel's decision, so why did it suddenly dare to criticize Israel this time? What is the purpose of United States?
The first is to regain the trust of Arab countries.
In recent years, due to the excessive support of United States for Israel, Arab countries have developed strong dissatisfaction and suspicion of United States.
This tension has led to a gradual decline in United States' influence in the Middle East.
Now, the Biden administration is trying to put pressure on Israel on humanitarian issues to send a signal to Arab countries.
It shows that United States does not unconditionally support all of Israel's actions to repair the rift with the Arab world.
Second, Israel has also launched attacks on Lebanon, expanding the war in the Middle East.
On 15 October, Israel launched a series of attacks against targets in southern Lebanon, in particular against Lebanon Allah military installations.
Lebanon reported that in just one day, Israel carried out attacks on Lebanon, killing 41 people and injuring more than 100.
In the face of Israel's move to expand the war, the United States realized that if it did not intervene in time, the conflict could trigger wider destabilization in the Middle East and could even lead to a joint Arab response.
Therefore, the Biden administration chose this moment to issue a warning that the United States wants to avoid the situation getting out of control.
Third, the dissatisfaction of the international community.
In response to Israel's ongoing attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, on 11 October, Foreign Minister of Egypt and Foreign Minister Barrow of France also expressed clear dissatisfaction with Israel's military action.
During the telephone talks, Egypt's foreign minister strongly condemned Israel's attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, arguing that these actions not only violate international law but could trigger broader regional conflicts.
Egypt, as an important mediator in the Middle East, has been working to maintain peaceful relations with Israel, Palestine and other Arab countries.
France, on the other hand, prefers to uphold international order and humanitarian norms, and France Foreign Minister Barrow has repeatedly condemned Israel's "excessive use of force" and called for an immediate ceasefire on all sides.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has also joined the condemnation of Israel, publicly criticizing Israel's military operations in Gaza.
He stressed the importance of providing safe humanitarian assistance to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip.
These international pressures have also forced the United States to take a stand against Israel's actions and prevent the international community from tying United States to Israel's hardline policies.
epilogue
It is precisely out of consideration of United States's own interests, as well as the pressure of the international community, and the cutting of Israel's crazy expansion of the war situation, that the United States has asked Israel to allow relief supplies to enter Gaza for the first time.
However, as the White House of United States said, "This letter is not written to threaten Israel."
United States' condemnation of Israel is only superficial, in fact, Israel really does not act, and they will not do anything with Israel.
Resources
Blinken and Austin sent a joint letter to Israel officials, and the White House, United States State Department responded to Globo.com