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US pressing for safe passage of civilians out of Gaza, including Americans

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"Civilians are not to blame for what Hamas has done," spokesman John Kirby said. As Israel gears up for a possible ground invasion of Gaza following the devastating terror attacks by Hamas, the U.S. is pushing for a safe passage for civilians to flee. The Biden administration is in active discussions about the issue with Israel and Egypt, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday, though no breakthrough has been reached on a humanitarian corridor or other action. The Rafah border crossing from southern Gaza into Egypt, the only route out, has been closed. "Civilians are not to blame for what Hamas has done," Kirby said. "They didn't do anything wrong, and we continue to support safe passage." Palestinians mourn a relative who reportedly died following his injury in clashes with Israeli settlers in Qusra village, into Rafidia hospital in Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, Oct. 11, 2023. Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images MORE: Israel-Gaz...

Palestinian civilians suffer in Israel-Gaza crossfire as death toll rises

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The citizens of the Gaza Strip are caught in the crossfires in ongoing tensions between the militant group Hamas that controls Palestinian lands and Israeli forces. The citizens of the Gaza Strip are caught in the crossfire in the ongoing tensions between the militant group Hamas that controls Palestinian lands and Israeli forces after Hamas launched an incursion on Israel. The Israel Defense Forces says it struck 130 targets in Gaza within just three hours Monday morning. The country's Military forces say they are in "a state of alert for war" after Hamas' "unprecedented" attack Saturday in which they fired hundreds of rockets and sent roughly a thousand troops into Israel territories. Palestinians search for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on buildings in the refugee camp of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip, Oct. 9, 2023. Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Palestinian authorities said at least 560 people have been killed and another 2,900 have been injured...