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Alent2

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Wed Dec 13, 2023, 12:42 AM Dec 2023

Biden Implores Israel to Stop 'Indiscriminate Bombing' of Gaza

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday cautioned Israel's far-right leadership to change how it wages war on Gaza, warning that the country is losing support around the world largely due to its "indiscriminate bombing" of the besieged Palestinian strip.

According toPolitico, Biden claimed during a closed-door fundraiser in Washington, D.C. that Israel "has most of the world supporting it"—a curious assertion that came on the same day the United Nations General Assembly voted 153-10 on a resolution demanding "an immediate humanitarian cease-fire" in the 67-day war.

"But they're starting to lose that support by the indiscriminate bombing that takes place," the president added.

Referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by his nickname, Biden continued:


https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-indiscriminate-bombing

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