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President Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that US policy in Gaza could change if the Israeli military does not do more to improve the humanitarian situation.
During a phone call with his Israeli counterpart on Thursday, Biden emphasized that Israel’s attacks on “humanitarian workers and the humanitarian situation in general are unacceptable,” according to a White House readout of the call.
The same sentiment was shared later Thursday by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby, with Blinken telling reporters that the United States would change course “if we don’t see the changes we need.” see,” according to a report in the Jerusalem Post.
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Meanwhile, Kirby warned that changes in Israeli policy needed to change within “hours and days” and that the administration expected an announcement soon from Israel.
“The president made his concerns very clear and the prime minister acknowledged them,” Kirby said.
According to the White House readout of the call, Biden emphasized the need for an “immediate ceasefire,” arguing that such a measure would be “essential to stabilize and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians.”
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The 30-minute call came after seven World Central Kitchen aid workers were killed by Israeli airstrikes this week, adding to growing concerns about the humanitarian situation in Gaza as Israel’s siege of the small strip of land continues for more than five months.
The two leaders also discussed Iranian threats against Israel, with the White House emphasizing that Biden “made clear that the United States stands firmly with Israel in the face of those threats.”
However, Kirby emphasized the need for Israel to change the way it approaches the current invasion.
“What we want to see are some real changes on the Israeli side,” Kirby said. “And if we don’t see changes on their part, there will have to be changes on our part.”
All of this comes as a Times of Israel report on Thursday claimed that Hamas appeared to reject an Egyptian ceasefire proposal.
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