The Latest | Biden and Netanyahu hold first phone call after Israel killed aid workers in Gaza
The White House says President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken by phone
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone Thursday, the White House said, with Biden saying future U.S. support for its war in Gaza depends on Israel taking new steps to protect civilians and aid workers.
The Palestinian death toll soared above 33,000 people on Thursday, with another 75,600 wounded, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The ministry doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants in its tally, but says women and children make up two-thirds of the dead.
The United Nations says much of the population in northern Gaza is on the brink of starvation. The top United Nations court has concluded there is a “plausible risk of genocide” in Gaza — a charge Israel strongly denies — and the U.N. Security Council has issued a legally binding demand for a cease-fire.
