US President Joe Biden’s administration does not view the killings of Palestinians in Gaza as genocide. US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday while speaking to reporters at the White House.
"We do not believe what is happening in Gaza is genocide. We have been firmly on record rejecting that proposition," Sullivan said.
The White House official also said that the United States wants to see Hamas defeated and reiterated a comment Biden made on Saturday that there could be a ceasefire in Gaza now if Hamas would release Israeli captives.
More than 35,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza.
Biden, who is seeking re-election this year, has come under fire from people at home for his support for the Zionist regime that they say is committing genocide in Gaza.
IRNA