JERUSALEM, Israel – U.S. officials have revealed President Joe Biden told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Thursday phone call that U.S. policy toward Israel will change unless the Israeli military does more to protect aid workers and deals with the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated, “(Biden) made clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps.”
National Security Spokesman John Kirby seconded Blinken’s comment regarding Gaza. saying, “We need to see certain changes. And if we don’t, then we’ll have to consider changes to our own policy. But it’s not about leverage,” he said.
The president also told Netanyahu he wants a ceasefire deal without delay.
“He underscored as well that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilize and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians, and he urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to empower his negotiators to conclude a deal without delay,” Blinken elaborated.
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For Israel, that could mean losing the war, since Hamas continues to say it will agree to no ceasefire deal
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