Although the number of civilian deaths in Gaza has risen to unprecedented levels, the Biden administration is not considering using any of its influence on Israel to force the Israeli army to change its tactics, according to statements by American officials.

American officials say that they express their concerns in their private dialogues with Israel in order to mitigate civilian deaths, and they claim that Israel is listening, but the current campaign in southern Gaza, where there are millions of displaced civilians, is no less brutal than the Israeli operations in the north.

The official spokesman for the US State Department, Matthew Miller, said in his response to the questions of the Al-Quds.com correspondent at the State Department that Israel is listening to the US administration and is “working to avoid large numbers of casualties among civilian citizens” who move from one place to another depending on the situation. 

The spokesman pointed to Israel allowing more aid trucks into Gaza as evidence that Israel is listening, but Martin Griffiths, the UN's top aid official, said the situation in southern Gaza was "horrendous" and ended any possibility of meaningful humanitarian operations.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza said that more than 16,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 70% of whom are women and children, but this mass slaughter of civilians did not prompt the Biden administration to rethink support for the war, and refrain from taking measures that would force Israel to listen to concerns about civilian casualties, such as restricting military aid.

Instead, US officials emphasized that US military aid to Israel is unconditional, and the support has included near-daily weapons shipments, including thousands of massive bombs, and the deployment of more US firepower to the region to “deter” regional actors from entering the war.

American officials claim that reducing military support for the attack entails risks, as Reuters on Wednesday quoted a high-ranking American official as saying, “You begin to reduce the aid provided to Israel, you begin to encourage other parties to enter the conflict, you weaken the deterrent effect, and you encourage other enemies of Israel.”

Israeli officials made clear that they felt no pressure to change their tactics. Ofir Falk, foreign policy advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said: “I must admit that I feel that the prime minister does not feel any pressure, and that we will do whatever it takes to achieve our military goals.”