House intel panel chair: U.S. ‘very concerned’ Israel isn’t doing sufficient to guard Gaza civilians

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner stated Sunday that U.S. officers have fears the Israeli authorities shouldn’t be adequately making an attempt to keep away from civilian casualties in its bombardment of the Gaza Strip to battle Hamas and that the intelligence group is being “selective” with the knowledge it’s sharing with the international ally. 

“The United States is very concerned to the extent that Israel is not doing enough to protect civilians,” the Ohio Republican stated on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “And, certainly, the issue goes even broader to the issue of humanitarian aid being provided to the Palestinians who are equally prisoners of Hamas.”

The concern comes amid a mounting demise toll within the densely populated Gaza Strip and as Congress weighs $14.3 billion in navy help to Israel to counter the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. 

Mr. Turner stated, primarily based on conversations and data from the intelligence group, together with CIA Director William Burns, the U.S. is being cautious with the intel it supplies Israel in an obvious try to forestall strikes that would lead to extra civilian deaths. 

“We are being selective as to the information that’s being provided. It’s one thing to be able to look to try to identify a specific individual, and provide information as to their location and operations, and actually directing an operation,” Mr. Turner stated. “Director Burns has been very clear that we are not just providing direct access to our intelligence, and that certainly gives us the ability to have caution.”