Biden’s statement Tuesday evening that mourned the deaths of the seven workers included some of the most fiery and blunt language from the president since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October.
He explicitly blamed Israel for failing to protect aid workers and civilians, and he said, “Incidents like yesterday’s simply should not happen.”The strike on the World Central Kitchen workers has been a “standout incident” as far as the Biden White House is concerned, the official said, prompting serious consternation and concern in what had already been a moment of high tensions between the US and Israel.
The president discussed the deaths of the workers with a small group of Muslim community leaders at the White House Tuesday, according to one of the attendees.
Some of the participants were doctors who have spent time in Gaza and have seen first-hand the plight of the Palestinian civilians there.
One of them, CNN reported, walked out of the meeting early in a show of protest.
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