Joe Biden raised for the first time, Thursday April 4, the possibility of conditioning American aid to Israel on measures “ tangible » from the government of Benyamin Netanyahu to respond to the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The American president calls on Israel to “ ceasefire ” immediate.
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The American President declared in a phone call to Israeli leader “ thatIsrael should announce and implement specific, concrete and tangible measures to respond to the suffering of civilians, the humanitarian crisis, and for the safety of humanitarian workers “, according to a brief account of the telephone exchange published by the White House. He also has ” indicated that US policy regarding Gaza would be determined by its assessment of immediate decisions taken by Israel » in this sense. The exchange lasted around thirty minutes.
This turnaround comes three days after an Israeli strike killed foreign humanitarian volunteers delivering food aid to Gaza, where famine threatens. “ What we expect and hope to see in the hours and days to come is a dramatic increase in humanitarian aid, the opening of new crossing points and a reduction in violence against civilians and certainly humanitarian workers », Declared to the press, subsequently, the spokesperson for the National Security Council of the White House, John Kirby. The president was clear, the spokesperson added. Aid will be determined by these changes which are expected in the coming hours and days.
“ Growing discontent » experienced by Joe Biden
This change in tone from the White House towards Israel is therefore very clear, even if the White House does not go so far as to define these expected changes, nor even to say that they condition aid. American military to Israel in its war in Gaza, reports our correspondent in Miami, David Thomson.
Joe Biden, who judged “ unacceptable » Israeli strikes targeting humanitarian workers, also urged Benyamin Netanyahu to “ conclude an agreement without delay ” for a ” immediate ceasefire » in the Gaza Strip.
The American president said on April 2, “ unworthy » after the death on Monday of seven humanitarian volunteers in Gaza, including six foreigners, killed by an Israeli strike. This event made him shaken “, according to John Kirby, who recognized that the American president felt a ” growing discontent “, while the Israeli government has so far remained deaf to its calls for action in the face of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. However, US support for Israel remains “ unshakable “, further affirmed the spokesperson.
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