WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden threatened on Thursday (April 4) to condition support for Israel's offensive in Gaza on it taking concrete steps to protect aid workers and civilians, seeking for the first time to leverage US aid to influence Israeli military behaviour.
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden threatened on Thursday to condition support for Israel 's offensive in Gaza on it taking concrete steps to protect aid workers and civilians, seeking for the first time to leverage US aid to influence Israel i military behaviour.US President Joe Biden meeting with Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas , in Tel Aviv, Israel , on Oct 18, 2023.
The president"made clear that US policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps", the White House said in a statement. Later, the White House welcomed moves by Israel to open the Ashdod port and Erez crossing to increase deliveries of humanitarian assistance and to step up deliveries from Jordan directly into Gaza.
The White House had described Mr Biden as outraged and heartbroken by the attack but, prior to Thursday's call, the president had made no fundamental change in Washington's steadfast support for Israel in its conflict against Palestinian Hamas militants. "If we don't see the changes that we need to see, there'll be changes in our policy," Mr Blinken told reporters.
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