Joe Biden calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza and says Israel must protect civilians to keep US support
by Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6KVFK)
US president also said Israel must implement a series of specific steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers
Joe Biden has called for an immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, telling Benjamin Netanyahu that future US support for Israel will depend on it taking concrete action to protect civilians and aid workers.
As the two leaders held their first phone call since Israeli airstrikes killed seven employees of the international food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK), Biden issued the strongest US rebuke toward Israel since the start of the conflict.
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