The 30-minute conversation was the two leaders’ first phone call since an Israeli strike killed seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen in Gaza.
The killings have set off a furor inside the White House and Biden has been described as reaching a new level of frustration with Israel’s campaign.
“President Biden emphasized that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable,” the White House said in a statement shortly after the call wrapped.
Blinken said Israel should not stoop to the level of Hamas in its response to the group’s October 7 attacks.
Blinken acknowledged the World Central Kitchen strike was not the first time Israel has killed aid workers in the conflict.
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