The president of United States, Joe Bidenurged the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahuto allow the immediate entry the rest humanitarian aid to Gaza and reiterated that it 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 Gaza, and agreed to maintain communication periodically, either themselves or through their national security teams.
Locate and free the hostages
Biden and Netanyahu also discussed ongoing efforts to locate and secure the release of hostages, including American citizens following missing and that they could be being held by Hamas.
The Israeli Army claimed this Sunday to have attacked more than 450 military objectives in the last day. Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas in different parts of the Gaza Strip.
Biden’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan He assured this morning that in the talks 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.
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In statements to CNN, Sullivan assured that in conversations with Israel about its military objectives They have raised “tough questions” about the strategy they are following in their incursion into Gaza to combat Hamas and the consequences it is having on the civilian population.
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, which is the majority.” of the population of Gaza”.