Israel's 228-day war on Gaza has killed at least 35,562 Palestinians — majority being babies, children, and women — and wounded 79,652 people, with 10,000+ estimated to be buried beneath ruins of bombed homes.US President Joe Biden at the celebrations for Jewish American Heritage Month on Monday, White House / Photo: ReutersUS President Joe Biden has defended Israel's ongoing carnage in besieged Gaza, saying that what it is happening in the blockaded enclave is"not genocide.
"Let me be clear: we reject the ICC's application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders. Whenever these warrants may apply, there is no equivalence between Israel and Hamas," he added. Some 85 percent of Gaza's population of 2.4 million Palestinians have fled their homes since the start of Israeli invasion, with many forcibly displaced multiple times. Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice.
Sullivan met on Monday with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and opposition leader Yair Lapid, among other Israeli officials.Amal Clooney helped ICC weigh war crimes evidence