World Alert: Biden says Israel’s military conduct in Gaza has been ‘over the top,’ his sharpest public rebuke since conflict began

The comments were the strongest to date from Biden, who has been reluctant to criticize Israel despite rising pressure from his party over the scale of casualties. The president also said he hoped the current negotiations for a release of hostages in exchange for a long-term pause in hostilities could lay the groundwork to change the course of the war. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for alerts World Alert Feb. 8, 9:15 p.m. EST Biden says Israel's military conduct in Gaza has been 'over the top,' his sharpest public rebuke since conflict began The comments were the strongest to date from Biden, who has been reluctant to criticize Israel despite rising pressure from his party over the scale of casualties. The president also said he hoped the current negotiations for a release of hostages in exchange for a long-term pause in hostilities could lay the groundwork to change the course of the war. Read more   Advertisement

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