US Vice President Kamala Harris has affirmed her “unwavering commitment” to Israel following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. At the same time, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate called on the Israeli leadership to do more to protect civilians in the Gaza Strip. Israel had the right to defend itself, Harris said, but added “how it does so matters.” She said she had expressed her “serious concern” about the scale of human suffering in Gaza in her conversation with Netanyahu. This included the death of “too many innocent civilians” and the cata…