President Biden has 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.
In a phone call with his Israeli counterpart on Thursday, Biden emphasized that Israel’s attacks on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable, according to a White House call transcript.
Similar sentiments were echoed by both Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security and Public Affairs Advisor John Kirby late Thursday, with Blinken telling reporters that “if we don’t see the changes we need to see… “The United States will switch gears,” he said. Jerusalem Post report.
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This combination photo shows President Joe Biden (left) on March 8, 2024 in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 28, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP photo)
Meanwhile, Kirby warned that Israeli policy changes would need to occur within “hours and days” and that the administration expected an announcement from Israel soon.
“The president has made his concerns clear and the prime minister has acknowledged those concerns,” Kirby said.
Biden stressed the need for an “immediate ceasefire” and said such measures were “essential to stabilize and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians,” according to a White House reading of the call. He claimed that there was.
Palestinians crowd waiting for food distribution in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on November 8, 2023.
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The two leaders also discussed Iranian threats to Israel, and the White House said Biden “made clear that the United States stands firmly behind Israel in the face of these threats.”
Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airlifted into Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 17, 2024.
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Nevertheless, Kirby stressed the need for Israel to change the way it approaches its current invasions.
“What we want to see is real change on the Israeli side,” Kirby said. “And if we don’t see change on their side, there has to be change on our side.”
All this comes after a report in the Times of Israel on Thursday claimed that Hamas appears to have rejected Egypt’s ceasefire offer.
