: Expect ‘significant de-escalation’ in conflict, Joe Biden tells Benjamin Netanyahu #IndiaNEWS United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday told his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu that

Expect ‘significant de-escalation’ in conflict, Joe Biden tells Benjamin Netanyahu #IndiaNEWS
United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday told his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu that he expects a “significant reduction on the path of a ceasefire??? in its military confrontation with Gaza, the White House said.The statement marks an important change in the US’ stance towards Israel, its closest ally, according to AFP. Biden has supported Israel’s stance that the country was acting in self-defence.However, the White House did not say how Biden defined “significant??? in asking Netanyahu to bring down the bombing of Gaza. So far, at least 228 people have been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza since May 10, reported Reuters, citing Palestine health officials. At least 12 people have been killed in Israel.Before the telephone call with Netanyahu, US had said that it only wants a truce even as various countries around the world have called for an immediate ceasefire.Meanwhile, Netanyahu on Wednesday said the country was not ruling out the possibility of “conquering??? the Gaza strip. Netanyahu reiterated his stand that Israel had no set timeframe to put an end to its attacks. “We’re not standing with a stopwatch,??? he said at the briefing, according to Reuters. “We want to achieve the goals of the operation. Previous operations lasted a long time so it is not possible...Read more

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