‘Israel has right to go after Hamas…’: US NSC John Kirby amid ongoing Israel-Hamas war

Oct 27, 2023

Washington DC (USA) October 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, US National Security Council (NSC) coordinator for strategic communications, John Kirby on October 27, said Israel has the right and a responsibility to go after Hamas after what happened on October 7. "I will let the Israeli Defense Forces speak to their operations and their targeting procedures. We're not involved in that. They have a right and a responsibility to go after Hamas after what happened on October 7...We've obviously had conversations with them and the President said yesterday, the need to be careful about causing civilian casualties and to be targeting Hamas leaders in a way that minimizes risks to civilians and to collateral damage." (Source: Reuters)