US state department diplomats warned not to call for 'ceasefire' or 'end to violence' - report
The
US state department has sent emails to diplomats advising them against making public statements that suggest the US wants to see less violence amid the ongoing bombardment of Gaza, according to a HuffPost
report.
High-level officials do not want press materials to include three specific phrases: “de-escalation/ceasefire,” “end to violence/bloodshed” and “restoring calm”, the report says.
The emails were sent hours after
Israel issued mass evacuation orders to the more than one million residents of northern Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion of the region.