He also called on Israel to take immediate steps “to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers” and “made clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps,” according to the White House statement.

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    no doubt the IDF indiscriminately blowing up aid workers has something to do with it

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      Western aid workers, most importantly.

      Over 100 aid workers have been killed since last October, but the others weren’t nearly as newsworthy due to being of Arab descent.

      In circumstances eerily similar to the recent drone strikes on WCK, aid workers and medical staff working with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) were bombed and killed by Israeli forces even though they had notified the IDF of their location, and their convoy was fired upon as they tried to evacuate workers and their families from northern Gaza.

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        but the others weren’t nearly as newsworthy due to being of Arab descent.

        You may want to add an “apparently” to that or I’m afraid it could be taken the wrong way…

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      How fucked that indiscriminately blowing up children isn’t sufficient, but I’ll take whatever positive progress possible.