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As fighting intensified in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the president's comments on Monday marked a new level of public pressure from Washington.Rina Bassist, Ezgi Akin, Beatrice Farhat, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Adam Lucente, Jack Dutton, Jared Szuba and Al-Monitor’s contributors on the ground in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel contributed to this blog.
US President Joe Biden hosted at the White House families of American hostages held by Hamas, while Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to press on with the Gaza war despite mounting international pressure.
The White House says that US national security advisor Jake Sullivan expressed a “consistent” message of support for Israel’s war on Hamas, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told President Joe Biden the US has a “historic responsibility” to ensure a cease-fire.
Fighting intensified over the weekend and the nephew of former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot was killed in Gaza as the humanitarian situation continues to worsen.Rina Bassist, Ezgi Akin, Beatrice Farhat, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Adam Lucente, Jack Dutton, Jared Szuba and Al-Monitor’s contributors on the ground in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel contributed to this blog.
The Red Sea is simmering as another two ships escaped capture by Houthi forces on Wednesday, the 68th day of war in the Gaza Strip.