Deputy spokesman for the US State Department, Vedant Patel, confirmed that the threat of the nuclear bomb by the far-right Israeli Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu against the besieged Gaza Strip is “unacceptable.”
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US State Department Deputy Spokesman Patel answered reporters’ questions at the press conference.
Pointing to the importance of all parties avoiding hate speech, Patel said that Eliyahu’s statement that dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip was a possibility was “completely unacceptable.”
In response to an Anadolu Agency reporter’s question about whether he believed his country’s calls to Israel were insufficient to force Israel to act in accordance with international law, Patel’s deputy spokesman stated that in their meetings with their Israeli partners, they were very clear about the need for protection. Civilians and the distinction between Hamas and civilians.
Patel stated that he would not go into details of the ongoing diplomatic negotiations, and indicated that they would continue to put this issue on the agenda.
In response to a question about whether the United States supports or is concerned about Israel’s actions, Patel said: “We believe that Israel has the right to defend itself and protect its security. We believe that what happened on October 7 is not something that can be accepted by any country in the world.” The world.” He made the statement.
Far-right Israeli Heritage Minister Eliyahu said on a radio program that the use of a nuclear bomb is one possibility for Gaza.
Following this statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspended Eliyahu’s participation in Cabinet meetings indefinitely.