Biden Condemns Israel; Aid Workers 'Targeted Deliberately' | Top Stories | April 4, 2024

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0:00 Biden tells Netanyahu, US support depends on civilian protection
- Joe Biden has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, telling Benjamin Netanyahu that future US support for Israel will depend on it taking concrete action to protect civilians and aid workers. The White House said in a statement that the two leaders held a phone call in which President Biden “made clear the need for Israel to announce and implement a series of specific, concrete and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers”, the White House said in a statement. The statement marked a sharp change in Biden’s rhetoric and suggested, for what appears to be the first time, that strings could be attached to continued US support.

0:41 World Central Kitchen founder says aid workers in Gaza were ‘targeted deliberately’
- World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres has said an Israeli attack that killed seven of his food aid workers in Gaza had targeted them "systematically, car by car". The aid workers were killed when their convoy was hit shortly after they oversaw the unloading of 100 tonnes of food brought to Gaza by sea. The celebrity chef told Reuters the World Central Kitchen had clear communication with the Israeli military, which he said knew his aid workers' movements.

1:15 UK facing pressure to stop selling weapons to Israel
- Three former Supreme Court justices have joined more than 600 legal experts in calling for the UK government to end weapons sales to Israel. In a letter to the prime minister, they said exports must end because the UK risks breaking international law over a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza. Rishi Sunak is already facing growing cross-party pressure after seven aid workers were killed in an air strike.