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Saturday, August 10, 2024
‘Yet again, far too many civilians have been killed’: Harris criticizes IDF Gaza strike
Reiterating earlier criticism by the White House and by many countries, US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris denounces alleged harm to Palestinian civilians after Gaza Strip’s Hamas-run civil defense agency claimed over 90 people were killed in the airstrike, describing the incident as a “horrific massacre.”
“Yet again, far too many civilians have been killed,” Harris tells reporters, while also reiterating calls for a Gaza ceasefire.
The IDF and Shin Bet security agency have said the airstrike targeted a Hamas and Islamic Jihad command room at the Taba’een school in Gaza City, naming 19 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror operatives they say have been killed.