Biden to Netanyahu: Protect civilians or else
President Joe Biden on Thursday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the overall humanitarian situation in Gaza is unacceptable and warned Israel to take steps to address the crisis or face consequences, a stark statement from Israels staunchest ally.
The 30-minute conversation was the two leaders first phone call since an Israeli strike killed seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen in Gaza. The killings have set off a furor inside the White House and Biden has been described as reaching a new level of frustration with Israels campaign.
President Biden emphasized that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable, the White House said in a statement shortly after the call wrapped. He made clear that US policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israels immediate action on these steps.
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The call amounts to perhaps the most serious sign of Bidens frustration with Israels campaign in Gaza, which was launched in the wake of the October 7 attacks by Hamas. In the time since, more than 32,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the Palestinian enclaves health ministry, and grisly reports of civilian deaths are made every day.
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