Jean-Pierre Calls Out Israel During Briefing for Moving to Restrict Al Jazeera in the Country: If True, That’s ‘Concerning’

Reporter Thank you Karine ░░░░░░░░ doctors have been describing ░░░░░░░░ scene at the Shifa ░░░░░░░░ a few hundred bodies ░░░░░░░░ found some were tied ░░░░░░░░ and executed including doctors ░░░░░░░░ and children Is the ░░░░░░░░ House calling for an ░░░░░░░░ investigation And second do ░░░░░░░░ believe that Israel is ░░░░░░░░ violation of international law ░░░░░░░░ just on another topic ░░░░░░░░ Israeli Knesset the parliament ░░░░░░░░ passed a law banning ░░░░░░░░ media from working in ░░░░░░░░ You always call Israel ░░░░░░░░ an ally that you ░░░░░░░░ value with Is this ░░░░░░░░ value that you share ░░░░░░░░ Jean Pierre So you ░░░░░░░░ me two very important ░░░░░░░░ and I want to ░░░░░░░░ to them So as ░░░░░░░░ relates to and I ░░░░░░░░ you re speaking specifically ░░░░░░░░ least the reports that ░░░░░░░░ ve seen is about ░░░░░░░░ Jazeera specifically but it ░░░░░░░░ t matter whichever right ░░░░░░░░ more broadly But to ░░░░░░░░ particular reports we ve ░░░░░░░░ the reports and certainly ░░░░░░░░ m going to refer ░░░░░░░░ Israel for what they ░░░░░░░░ or may not be ░░░░░░░░ But if it is ░░░░░░░░ if it is true ░░░░░░░░ move like this is ░░░░░░░░ We believe in the ░░░░░░░░ of the press It ░░░░░░░░ critical It is critically ░░░░░░░░ And the United States ░░░░░░░░ the critically important work ░░░░░░░░ around the world do ░░░░░░░░ that includes those who ░░░░░░░░ reporting in the conflict ░░░░░░░░ Gaza So we believe ░░░░░░░░ work is important the ░░░░░░░░ of the press is ░░░░░░░░ And if those reports ░░░░░░░░ true it is concerning ░░░░░░░░ us And to your ░░░░░░░░ question look Hamas should ░░░░░░░░ be operating out of ░░░░░░░░ We have said that ░░░░░░░░ ve said that over ░░░░░░░░ over again and putting ░░░░░░░░ at risk That s ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing And ░░░░░░░░ are concerned by how ░░░░░░░░ appears they appear to ░░░░░░░░ been able to reconstitute ░░░░░░░░ a hospital so quickly ░░░░░░░░ we ve also made ░░░░░░░░ that we continue to ░░░░░░░░ Israel s right to ░░░░░░░░ itself but but as ░░░░░░░░ ve also said we ░░░░░░░░ not want firefights in ░░░░░░░░ hospital with innocent people ░░░░░░░░ helpless people people seeking ░░░░░░░░ care are caught in ░░░░░░░░ crossfire We don t ░░░░░░░░ to see that We ░░░░░░░░ urged Israel to take ░░░░░░░░ step to avoid civilian ░░░░░░░░ and this just points ░░░░░░░░ how challenging Israel s ░░░░░░░░ operation is because Hamas ░░░░░░░░ intentionally embedded themselves into ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure into these hospital ░░░░░░░░ so and so we ░░░░░░░░ been very clear as ░░░░░░░░ relates to the footage ░░░░░░░░ it relates to the ░░░░░░░░ and reporting we have ░░░░░░░░ verified that footage we ░░░░░░░░ going to be reaching ░░░░░░░░ to the Israeli government ░░░░░░░░ get more information but ░░░░░░░░ if these reports are ░░░░░░░░ that is indeed deeply ░░░░░░░░