As Israeli and Palestinian militants continue to respond to attacks, US President Benjamin Netanyahu talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone, expressing concern about the many casualties to the public and expressing his position in support of the ceasefire. I did.
The exchange of attacks between the Israeli army and Hamas, an Islamic fundamentalist organization that effectively controls the Gaza Strip in the Palestinian Interim Autonomous Region, continued for 17 days, killing 212 people in the Gaza Strip and 10 in Israel so far. did.
Under these circumstances, US President Benjamin Netanyahu had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the 17th.
According to the White House, President Biden said in talks that he would support Israel's right to self-defense, but said that "Israel should make every effort to protect innocent citizens," at the cost of many. He expressed concern about what he was doing.
He also discussed the efforts of the United States in collaboration with friendly countries in the region such as Egypt, and expressed his position to support the ceasefire.
The White House Chief of Staff, White House Chief of Staff, also posted on Twitter on the 17th that he had a telephone conversation with senior Israeli and Egyptian officials, saying, "The United States is engaged in intensive diplomacy under the surface."
White House spokesman Saki said that President Biden and senior government officials had more than 60 telephone talks with relevant countries in the past week, emphasizing that they are accelerating diplomatic efforts toward a ceasefire. ..