Biden said to tell Netanyahu he cannot support year-long war in Gaza

US President Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone conversation last week that he will not support a year-long war in Gaza, Hebrew media outlet Walla reports.

Citing two anonymous US officials, the report alleges that Biden asked Netanyahu to speed up the transition to low-intensity fighting against Hamas that would reduce harm to civilians.

Biden reportedly told Netanyahu that he does not understand what Israel’s strategy for ending the war is, and pressed him to provide an answer as to what the plan is for the day after the war ends.

In response to the Walla report, Netanyahu’s office says, “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appreciates President Biden’s support and made it clear in his conversation with him that Israel is determined to continue the war until all its goals are completed.”