US says Israel ready to reduce intensity of hostilities in Gaza

Israeli authorities are aware of the need to reduce the intensity of fighting in the Gaza Strip, but it is unclear when exactly this will happen, NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said at a briefing, Report informs.

“The Israelis say they, too, recognize the need to transition to a different phase of fighting. I mean, in any military campaign, Trevor, you’re going to - you’re going to transition to a different set of objectives. And you’re going to achieve those different set of objectives through different tactics and operations. That’s just standard for the conduct of military operations.

They understand. They have said themselves that they realize they’re going to have to transition from a higher-intensity level of operations, such as what they’re doing now, to something a bit lower intensity.

So, again, this is - we’re not going to speak for their military operations. We recognize and they recognize that a transition is - is not - not only reasonable, but probably the most viable way to continue this fight. They’ll - they’ll work it out,” he noted.