The Biden administration has become increasingly frustrated with the Israel Defense Forces’ approach in Gaza, national security spokesman John Kirby said in a television interview Sunday.
Kirby’s remarks came in response to questions from ABC This Week’s Martha Raddatz about the growing death toll in Gaza, which drew a fresh wave of international outrage last week after an Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers.
“Why do you think anything will change?” Raddatz asked.
Kirby responded that the administration has a “growing degree of frustration” with the “way Israelis are acting on the ground in terms of civilian casualties.”
The Palestinian Ministry of Health, which is controlled by Hamas, recently estimated that more than 32,000 have been killed in Gaza since Hamas carried out a terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7.
Kirby said the administration would need
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