US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said on Wednesday that her government is deeply concerned about the humanitarian tragedy plaguing Gaza and its people due to hunger, thirst, and the resumption of war, but that the blame for all of this lies with Hamas.

In response to a question from a Jerusalem correspondent at a press conference in the ministry's press conference room regarding the killing of more than 180 Palestinian children, as a result of Israel's use of American warplanes - about 100 aircraft - to bomb Gaza, which has no surface-to-air defenses at all, and regarding the humanitarian issue, exacerbated by the halt of aid, and whether the United States is concerned about a disaster upon a disaster, spokeswoman Bruce said: "The world's actions against what is happening make it clear that we will work to stop this. What I can tell you is that it is a disaster. There was a ceasefire on December 7 and October 7, 2023. There was a ceasefire, and it was violated with a massacre of 1,200 people, and the taking of more than 250 hostages. The remaining hostages are still in unknown circumstances. Aidan Alexander certainly deserves freedom, but he has not received it yet."

“So when we think about why we are in this situation, let us not forget, it is important that we continue to remind people of the things that sparked this war, the horror of October 7, the horror of this mass slaughter that was captured on video, which included the slaughter of children, babies, women - the rape and murder of women in front of everyone; this cannot continue,” the spokeswoman added.

Tammy Bruce explained her administration's position, saying: "What is happening is horrific. We are in the 21st century, and the brutality unleashed by terrorist groups, by Iran's death squads, by actors who invest in endless suffering, and the use of people - especially the people of Gaza - as fuel for a mechanism that the world has condemned for decades, and we finally got here. We were tired of talking, and we moved to the second phase, but they (Hamas) rejected it. This was not a mechanism that would end with their explicit rejection, but they rejected it anyway. But President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio laid out a new vision for how to end this framework and this cycle of death and destruction, and we are still in that process. Hamas got an offer to bridge the gaps and end the suffering, but that is history. And so, we condemn - not only the loss of life and the impact on children around the world, but suffice it to say that President Trump has clearly focused on the need for peace on this planet in every way. And this approach will be successful because he (Trump) is known for delivering - he is known for getting results. He is known for his seriousness, and we are seeing progress in this area. So, it is unfortunate that Hamas allowed this to happen, and their behavior led to this suffering from the beginning. The Trump administration, Secretary of State Rubio, and the US State Department are determined to achieve peace, and they are working to ensure that this suffering stops. There is certainly a real opportunity at last to change what is happening in the world."

Regarding whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio has had any conversations with his Israeli counterparts since the recent Israeli attacks, and whether the administration is trying to ensure that Israel, (when launching these strikes using American weapons), is very careful in its targeting (of civilians in Gaza), the spokeswoman said: "I can assure you that our teams are in constant communication. There has not been any phone call arranged yet—a direct phone call—between Secretary Rubio and his Israeli counterparts or the Israeli leadership. But of course, this is not a situation where the teams working to change the environment stop working. So this is an ongoing effort—as you might imagine, an ongoing effort in every aspect of foreign policy, especially when it comes to war and ceasefires and ending conflicts... So they are constantly working. And we certainly always want peace. We work for this because we deplore the loss of life, as do the Israelis—all of these things happen and none of us want them to continue, and so it is always—it is difficult, but these conversations continue. And of course, we stand with Israel in all circumstances. They are our allies."

Bruce concluded her answer by stressing that proposals for reaching an agreement were still in place.