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Gaza policy will change if Israel doesn’t meet US conditions, Biden warns Netanyahu
Andrew Bernard
April 4, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden demanded that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, per a White House readout of their call on Thursday. “President Biden emphasized that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable,” the readout stated. “He made clear the need for Israel to announce and implement a series of specific, concrete and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers.” Biden also “made clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps,” the statement added. READ MORE

TIMES OF ISRAEL World Central Kitchen names ‘seven heroes’ killed in IDF strike on Gaza aid convoy An Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza reverberated around the world on Tuesday, as friends and relatives mourned the losses of those who were delivering food in Gaza with the charity World Central Kitchen. Killed were three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish national, an American-Canadian dual citizen and a Palestinian. Some had traveled the world, participating in aid efforts in the aftermath of wars, earthquakes and wildfires.

ARUTZ SHEVA After Netanyahu-Biden conversation: Cabinet approves increased humanitarian aid to Gaza  The Political-Security cabinet on Thursday night approved an increase of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The statement said that the Cabinet authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz to take immediate steps to increase humanitarian aid to the civilian population in the Gaza Strip…The Cabinet meeting took place hours after a phone call between Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden. READ MORE