Joe Biden Judges Benjamin Netanyahu Making a “Mistake” on Gaza

The US president announced in an interview that he “does not agree” with the Israeli “approach” to Gaza.

President Joe Biden this Tuesday, April 9, spoke out against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policy in the Gaza Strip, calling it a “mistake” and calling on Israel to end the ceasefire.

“I think what he's doing is wrong. I don't agree with his approach,” the US president said in an interview with the Spanish-language channel Univision, responding to a question about Bohr's conduct.

These are among the harshest comments by the US president against the Israeli leader as the US grows impatient with the ongoing humanitarian disaster in the besieged Palestinian territory by the Israeli military.

“Total Access” to Humanitarian Assistance

He considered it “scandalous” that a humanitarian convoy of the NGO World Central Kitchen was targeted by an Israeli strike that killed seven members of the NGO.

“What I'm asking is that the Israelis call for a ceasefire and allow them full access to food and medicine into the country for the next six or eight weeks,” he said. Joe Biden.

He spoke by phone with Benjamin Netanyahu last week, raising for the first time the possibility of making US aid to Israel conditional on “firm” measures in this humanitarian situation.

“The US president reiterated that he's talked to everybody, from the Saudis to the Jordanians and the Egyptians. They're ready to go. They're ready to bring this food.”

“I believe there is no reason not to provide medicine and food to people who need it, and that should happen now,” he said.

The United States gives Israel billions of dollars in military aid, but demands that Israel do more to allow humanitarian aid.

While they welcomed the initial steps announced by Israel, such as the “temporary” opening of new crossing points into Gaza, particularly at Erez in the north, they are awaiting “results”.

Vice President Kamala Harris also welcomed relatives of American hostages held by Hamas in Gaza to the White House as negotiations for the release of the hostages and a cease-fire in Gaza continue.

“We want results. We want our loved ones back,” Rachel Goldberg, whose son Hersh Goldberg-Pohl is among the hostages, told reporters.