Roundup: Biden Calls Bibi; New Poll

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🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In a call Thursday to Israel's prime minister, President Biden told Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. needed to see more humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza and protections to civilians on the ground or else the U.S. would reconsider its policies toward Israel. The call comes as Biden faces criticism from some Democrats for his handling of the war.

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0:54.7	I'm Sarah McCammon.
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1:01.9	Let's start today with the latest developments with the war in Gaza between Israel and
1:05.8	Hamas and how the Biden administration's position is shifting.
1:09.9	Tam, President Biden spoke with Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, and by all accounts, it was a pretty tense conversation.
1:18.0	What did Biden ask for?
1:20.0	This call was scheduled because of the attack on seven aid workers from the group
1:27.2	World Central Kitchen.
1:28.9	They were killed in an attack on their convoy by the Israeli military, which the Israeli military now says was a mistake
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