2023-12-07T20:02:22+00:00
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/ During a phone call, on Thursday evening, US President Joe Biden discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordanian King Abdullah II the developments of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The White House stated that the United States is still trying to obtain more information about the hostages held by Hamas.
Earlier, Thursday, a senior US State Department official said that Secretary Anthony Blinken spoke by phone with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Drimmer and informed him that Israel must make more efforts to protect civilians in its attack on the southern Gaza Strip.
The official, who requested to remain anonymous, said that Blinken urged Drimmer for Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza, while he welcomed its decision to allow more fuel into the densely populated Strip.
Earlier today, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that more than 17,170 Palestinians have been killed and 46,000 injured since October 7, when Israel began bombing Gaza in response to Hamas’ surprise cross-border attack, while Israel says the Hamas attack was a result of As a result, 1,200 people were killed and 240 hostages were taken.