White House: Biden supports ceasefire in Israel
US President Joe Biden spoke on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the massacre in Israel and Gaza. According to the White House, Biden then declared his support for a “ceasefire” in Israel. -content/uploads/2021/05/f61ab0af0c7295bbd3561111faa320a3.jpg “/>US President Joe Biden.Photo: Evan Vucci/AP/TT According to the White House statement, President Joe Biden reiterated that the US supports Israel's right to defend itself against rocket attacks, but also called on Israel to make every effort to ensure its protection. Innocent civilians. Before that, the US State Department announced that Foreign Minister Antony Blinken had been in contact with his Israeli counterpart to discuss US efforts to end the violence. second week, without any slowdown being seen. The crisis has so far claimed the lives of more than 200 Palestinians, including 61 children and 36 women, according to the Palestinian Authority. More than 1,300 have been injured. – We can do nothing but sit at home. Death could come at any time – the bombing is insane and indiscriminate, Roba Abu al-Awf, 20, living in Gaza, told Reuters. Ten Israelis, including at least one child, have been killed in intense rocket attacks from Gaza, and up to 300 have damaged. About 3,350 rockets have been fired at Israel since the crisis escalated on May 10. Israel's dawn raids on Monday are described as the heaviest so far, with more than 50 planes attacking the Gaza Strip for a total of 20 minutes, reports the BBC. According to the Israeli military, buildings belonging to Hamas, roads and power lines were hit. 15 kilometers of a tunnel system – the target of the airstrikes – used by Hamas, has been bombed by the military. A senior Islamic Jihad leader, one of the Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip, is reported to have been killed in one of the Israeli airstrikes. “We will continue to act for as long as is necessary to restore peace and security for all of Israel's residents,” he added. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a press conference in Copenhagen that he wants more details from Israel about the bombing of a high-rise building in Gaza, where, among other things, several international media were housed. Blinken himself stated that he had not seen any information from the Israeli authorities about the attack and therefore could not comment on its legitimacy. – Israel has a special responsibility to protect civilians during its self-defense, and that really includes journalists, said the US Secretary of State. Hamas used the space in the house in question for military activities, and Netanyahu called in an interview on American television on Sunday the bombing “a completely legitimate target”. Hamas denied on Monday night that it had any activities in the building.