Biden to speak to Netanyahu after Israeli strike on World Central Kitchen aid workers
Joe Biden is scheduled to speak with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since Israeli military strikes killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak Thursday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since Israeli military strikes killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers earlier this week.
Biden intends to convey his anger over the incident to Netanyahu during their conversation, a U.S. official said.
The call between the two leaders was arranged after the strike occurred, said a separate U.S. official, who described Biden as being "very angry" about the incident.
The president's anger is "indicative of the broader problem of how the Israelis are conducting their operations,” for “either not passing on to their military the deconfliction details from World Central Kitchen, or they’re being received and ignored,” the official said.
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to join the call, though it will likely be remotely because she's traveling to North Carolina Thursday.
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