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Jeremy Bowen The White House says it does not expect the Israeli air strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza on Monday to impact ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
International editor, reporting from Northern Israel US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says discussions are ongoing about how to get more aid into Gaza by sea.
"The ceasefire and hostage negotiations are ongoing. I wouldn't anticipate any particular impact on those discussions as a result of the strike," Kirby says.
The killing of foreign aid workers in Gaza might finally exhaust the considerable patience of Israel's allies, led by the United States. Yesterday the Cypriot government said ships carrying aid to Gaza were turned back after the attack on the aid workers.
Israel and Egypt have banned foreign journalists from entering Gaza, except on occasional, highly controlled and brief visits with the Israeli military. Journalists are also denied access to a war when the parties fighting it have something to hide.
But even without foreign reporters on the scene, evidence is piling up that Israel is not, as it claims, respecting its obligations under the laws of war to respect civilian lives, or allowing the free movement of aid in a famine created by Israel's own actions.
After the World Kitchen team was killed in Gaza, President Biden used his strongest language yet in public statements to condemn Israel's actions.
The president and his aides have now to decide whether words are enough.
Read Jeremy Bowen's full analysis here
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