https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/white-house-israel-rafah-red-line

White House says Israel’s latest actions in Rafah do not cross US red line

Washington says it is also monitoring Israel’s inquiry into attack on Sunday that killed at least 45 people in Gaza camp


The Biden administration has said recent Israeli operations and attacks in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah do not constitute a major ground operation that crosses any US red lines, adding that it is also closely monitoring an investigation into Sunday’s deadly strike on a tent camp.

Speaking after Israeli tanks were seen near al-Awda mosque, a landmark in central Rafah, the national security council spokesperson, John Kirby, told reporters the US was not turning a “blind eye” to the plight of Palestinian civilians.

“The Israelis have said this is a tragic mistake,” Kirby said, referring to the airstrike and fire in an area crowded with refugee tents, which Gaza health authorities said killed at least 45 people on Sunday.

Asked if there was anything the White House had seen from Sunday – through to the ongoing ground operations this week – that would prompt a US withdrawal of more military assistance, Kirby said: “I believe that’s what I’ve been saying here.”

“We’ve also said we don’t want to see a major ground operation in Rafah that would really make it hard for the Israelis to go after Hamas without causing extensive damage and potentially a large number of deaths. We have not seen that yet,” he said, stating that Israel’s operations on Tuesday were mostly in a corridor on the outskirts of the city.

Recent deaths in Rafah have tested Joe Biden’s promise to withhold weapons from Israel if the US ally made a major invasion that put displaced persons there at risk.

Asked about the presence of Israeli tanks in Rafah on Tuesday, Kirby said: “We have not seen them go in with large units, large numbers of troops, in columns and formations in some sort of coordinated manoeuvre against multiple targets on the ground.”

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so it only counts if they are in formation or columns. Gotcha. And if they put displaced people at risk, like killing 46 of them while they sleep? Unless it's a tragic mistake and then it's ok.

We haven't seen "a large number of deaths" yet, eh Kirby? You lying dead-eyed sociopathic cunt.

Fuck these people.