US President Joe Biden called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Allow the immediate entry of more humanitarian aid into Gaza and reaffirmed that he must comply with international law, which “prioritizes the protection of civilians,” the White House said in a statement.

This Sunday, Biden had a telephone conversation with Netanyahu in which he confirmed that Israel has “every right” to protect its citizens from terrorism, but must take into account the civilian population of the sector.

And he emphasized: “ needs to be immediately and significantly increased flow of humanitarian aid” to Gaza.

During a telephone conversation on Sunday morning, the two leaders discussed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip. We agreed to keep in touch periodicallyeither themselves or through their national security teams.

Biden and Netanyahu also discussed ongoing efforts tofind and secure the release of hostagesincluding US citizens who are missing and may be held by Hamas.

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The Israeli army said this Sunday that it attacked on the last day more than 450 military installations Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas in different parts of the Gaza Strip.

Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan assured that in conversations between both countries The US is putting pressure on Israel to comply with international law and acknowledged Israel’s responsibility for the deaths of civilians in the Gaza Strip.

In statements to CNN, Sullivan assured that in conversations with Israel about its military goals, they raised questions “tough questions” about the strategy they are following during their invasion of Gaza to combat Hamas and its effects on civilians.

And although he emphasized that Hamas is using civilians as “human shields,” this “does not diminish Israel’s responsibility, “who, according to international law, must distinguish between terrorists and civilians and protect the lives of civilians and innocent people, such as the majority of the population of Gaza.”

(EFE)