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From the Liveblog of
Friday, November 3, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Friday, November 3, 2023
Biden: US backing Israel’s right to self-defense ‘in line with international humanitarian law’
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Joe Biden meets with Chile's President Gabriel Boric in the Oval Office of the White House, November 2, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
US President Joe Biden tells the leaders of Chile and the Dominican Republican during separate White House meetings earlier today that Washington will continue to back Israel’s right to defend itself “in line with international humanitarian law” and that the US will continue working to increase humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza.
The talking points are included at the end of both White House readouts from Biden’s meetings with Chile President Gabriel Boric and the Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader, the former of whom has been outspoken in his criticism of the Israeli military operation in Gaza and recalled his country’s ambassador to Israel.
