Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 16, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 16, 2023
Biden discusses Gaza war with leaders of Egypt, Germany and Iraq
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Joe Biden speaks on October 10, 2023, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, on the war between Israel and Hamas after the terror group launched its shock attack on Israel on Saturday. (AP/Evan Vucci)
US President Joe Biden held phone calls earlier this evening to discuss the ongoing Gaza war with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Iraqi President Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
In the calls with Sissi and Sudani, Biden discussed “ongoing efforts to alleviate the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, in coordination with the UN, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, Israel, and other regional partners, and the need to preserve stability in the Middle East more broadly,” the White House says.
No readout on the call with Scholz is immediately available.
