THE UNITED STATES IS INVESTIGATING A MEDIA REPORT ALLEGING THAT THE ISRAELI MILITARY UTILIZED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO IDENTIFY BOMBING TARGETS IN GAZA, ACCORDING TO WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESPERSON JOHN KIRBY IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CNN ON THURSDAY - SOURCES
THE REPORT, PUBLISHED BY +972 MAGAZINE AND LOCAL CALL, PROMPTED THE U.S. TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER, INDICATING CONCERNS ABOUT THE USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN MILITARY OPERATIONS - SOURCES
SEPARATELY, KIRBY RESPONDED TO INQUIRIES ABOUT AN AXIOS REPORT SUGGESTING THAT THE ISRAELI SECURITY CABINET APPROVED THE OPENING OF THE EREZ CROSSING WITH GAZA TO FACILITATE THE ENTRY OF MORE HUMANITARIAN AID. HE EXPRESSED THAT IF CONFIRMED, SUCH A DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE WELCOMED BY THE U.S. - SOURCES
CIA DIRECTOR BILL BURNS STRESSES THE NEED FOR A GAZA CEASEFIRE TO ADDRESS A DIRE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, CITING MALNOURISHED CHILDREN AND LIMITED AID ACCESS - SOURCES
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FACES INCREASING PRESSURE TO PUSH ISRAEL FOR MORE AID TO GAZA, WHERE WARNINGS OF FAMINE PERSIST, AFFECTING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE POPULATION - SOURCES
CIA DIRECTOR BURNS ACTIVELY NEGOTIATES A SIX-WEEK CEASEFIRE FOR AID DELIVERY AND THE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES, AIMING TO BALANCE ISRAEL'S RESPONSE TO THE HAMAS ATTACK WITH CONCERN FOR CIVILIAN CASUALTIES - SOURCES
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