Biden Tells Netanyahu US Gaza Policy May Change If Israel Doesn’t Address Humanitarian Concerns

It was the first time the two leaders had spoken since an airstrike killed seven members of a U.S.-based NGO, World Central Kitchen.

U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 18, 2023. Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

President Joe Biden told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call on April 4 that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is “unacceptable,” saying that Israel needed to take action to address civilian harm or face a change in U.S. policy.

It was the first time the two leaders had spoken since an airstrike killed seven members of a U.S.-based non-governmental organization, World Central Kitchen, in Gaza on April 1, including one dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada.