Biden Faults Israel’s President’s Approach on Gaza War
US President Joe Biden has said he believes that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making a mistake in his handling of Gaza.
The US President faulted the approach of the Israeli leader.
He said Gaza should have total access to all food and medicine for the next six to eight weeks.
The hour-long interview was recorded last Wednesday – days after Israeli it aired on Tuesday night on US Spanish-language network Univision.
Israel has denied impeding the entry of aid or its distribution inside Gaza, and has accused UN agencies on the ground of failing to get the aid that is allowed in to the people who need it.
Weeks of talks have failed to produce a ceasefire agreement but international pressure is growing.
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Mr Biden is facing domestic pressure over Israel. Over the past weeks he has sharpened his rhetoric, including towards Mr Netanyahu, over the conduct of the war which has now lasted six months.
Meanwhile, military supplies including bombs, missiles and ammunition have continued to flow from the US to Israel uninterrupted.
Hamas-led gunmen attacked southern Israeli border communities on 7 October, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostage.
Israel says that of 130 hostages still in Gaza, at least 34 are dead.
More than 33,000 Gazans, the majority of them civilians, have been killed during Israel’s offensive in Gaza since the October attack, the Hamas-run health ministry says.
