Biden, Netanyahu to hold phone call about state of Gaza conflict
May 17, 2021 | International
US President Joe Biden said he would be talking Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the bloodshed in Israel and Gaza.
“I will be speaking with the prime minister in an hour, and I’ll be able to talk to you after that,” he told reporters at the White House, when asked whether he would join other international calls for a ceasefire in Israel.
His statement came as Netanyahu said he had directed the IDF to continue striking terror targets in Gaza…
(Excerpts from the Times of Israel)
