President Biden has informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States will reconsider its policy on the war in Gaza if immediate action is not taken to address the dire humanitarian situation and protect aid workers. The call between the two leaders took place following the killing of seven aid workers in an Israeli strike on a marked convoy. The incident has sparked outrage both domestically and internationally.
President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that the United States would reassess its policy toward the war in Gaza if the Jewish state does not take immediate steps to address the disastrous humanitarian situation in the enclave and protect aid workers . “In the coming hours and days, we will be looking for concrete, tangible steps that they’re taking,” said White House spokesman John Kirby.
The phone call between the two leaders came three days after seven workers from the José Andrés-run World Central Kitchen were killed by an Israeli strike on a clearly marked convoy, igniting outrage in the United States and abroad. The president held the call with Netanyahu specifically because of the deadly strike, Kirby said, adding that Biden was “shaken” by the attac
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