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    Amid criticism, Biden administration makes plea for civilians trapped in Gaza under Israeli bombardment

    by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Oct 24, 2023 5 minutes
    Palestinians look for survivors in the rubble of a building after Israeli strikes in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 23, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group.

    WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is facing mounting criticism that its support of Israel is ignoring massive civilian casualties, a potential war crime, while it also confronts ripples of dissent within its own governing ranks.

    After days of pointed complaints from King Abdullah II of Jordan, the United Nations and international humanitarian agencies, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Tuesday made his deepest plea to date for the safety of Palestinian civilians living under steady Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip.

    "Every civilian live is equally valuable," Blinken told the U.N. Security Council. "We know Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people, and Palestinian civilians are not to blame for the carnage committed by Hamas. Palestinian civilians must be protected."

    That includes stopping Hamas from using civilians as human shields and urging Israel to

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