United States President Joe Biden effectively gives Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an ultimatum: Protect Palestinian civilians and foreign aid workers in Gaza or Washington could rein in support for Israel.
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00:00 United States President Joe Biden effectively gives Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an ultimatum
00:08 protect Palestinian lives and foreign aid workers in Gaza, or Washington could rein in support for Israel
00:14 This following an Israeli attack killing seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, which triggered global outrage
00:21 Israel admits the strike was a mistake
00:24 Washington did not exactly say what steps it wanted Netanyahu to take, but analysts say the implicit threat was to slow U.S. arms transfers to Israel
00:33 or to temper U.S. support at the United Nations
00:36 In a press conference in Belgium, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes Washington's position clear
00:44 and with regard to our policy in Gaza, look, just say this, if we don't see the changes that we need to see, there'll be changes in our own policy
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