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Israel-Gaza war: Israel takes control of Gaza hospital as UN warns of famine in north - BBC News Israel-Gaza war: Israel takes control of Gaza hospital as UN warns of famine in north - BBC News
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US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken about the situation in Israel and Gaza via phone call, the White House says - the first time the pair have spoken in more than a month.
"President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to discuss the latest developments in Israel and Gaza, including the situation in Rafah and efforts to surge humanitarian assistance to Gaza," a White House spokesperson says. Human Rights Watch says Israel could change the impending threat of famine in Gaza if it allowed more aid and humanitarian supplies to enter the Strip, adding that "the ball is in Israel's court".
They add that full details of their discussion would come shortly. Sari Bashi, its programme director, says: "This can change tomorrow. The Israeli military can open up adequate routes, and commit itself to providing the security needed to deliver food," she tells the BBC.
The US remains Israel's closest ally and biggest provider of military aid, but an already troubled relationship between Biden and Netanyahu has atrophied into a clash increasingly on public display. More here. She says that because the Israeli military is an occupying power in Gaza, it's not only obligated to facilitate humanitarian supplies, it's also obligated to bring them.
"The Israeli military should not be bargaining how much food to let into Gaza in exchange for hostages, and Hamas and Islamic Jihad should not be bargaining how many hostages to release in exchange for food."
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