Biden urges Netanyahu to allow immediate increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza

The president of United States, Joe Bidenurged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow the immediate entry of more humanitarian aid to Gaza and reiterated that he must comply with international law, which “prioritizes the protection of civilians,” the White House reported in a statement.

Biden had a telephone conversation with Netanyahu this Sunday in which he reiterated that Israel has “every right” to defend its citizens from terrorism but must take into account the civilians of the Strip.

And he stressed “the need to immediately and significantly increase the flow of humanitarian assistance” to Gaza.

In the call, which took place this morning, both leaders discussed the latest developments in Loopand they agreed to maintain communication periodically, either themselves or through their national security teams.

Release of the hostages

Biden and Netanyahu also discussed ongoing efforts to locate and secure the release of hostages, including U.S. citizens who remain missing and may be being held by Hamas.

The Israeli Army claimed this Sunday to have attacked more than 450 military targets of the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas in different parts of the Gaza Strip in the last day.

Biden’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, assured this morning that in the conversations between both countries, the United States is “pressuring” Israel to comply with international law and recognized the responsibility that Israel has in the deaths of civilians. in Gaza.

In statements to CNN, Sullivan assured that in conversations with Israel about their military objectives they have raised “tough questions” about the strategy they are carrying out in their incursion into Gaza to combat Hamas and the consequences it is having on the population. civil.

And although he stressed that Hamas is using civilians as “human shields”, that “does not diminish the responsibility of Israel, which under international law has to distinguish between terrorists and civilians and protect the lives of civilians and innocent people, such as the majority of the population of Gaza ”.