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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/11/29/israel-us-pressure-southern-gaza/
Biden Administration Presses Israel for Restraint in South Gaza
(Washington Post) Karen DeYoung - The Biden administration is increasingly concerned about an upcoming Israeli offensive in southern Gaza. "They can't do what they did in the north in the south," a senior administration official said. "A different kind of campaign has to be conducted in the south," said a second senior official. Israeli military officials say they take U.S. advice seriously, but they reject the idea that major operational changes are needed. "We're continuously talking with anyone who has lessons learned about this area, including our American counterparts," Israel Defense Forces spokesman Amnon Sheffler said Tuesday at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. "I don't think that so far, there's big lessons that we have been missing.... Hamas terrorists moved together with the civilians to the south. So in order to reach both our goals, to release the hostages and to dismantle Hamas, it's a necessity to act also in that area."