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The White House says it does not expect the Israeli air strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza on Monday to impact ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. Jeremy Bowen
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says discussions are ongoing about how to get more aid into Gaza by sea. International editor, reporting from Northern Israel
"The ceasefire and hostage negotiations are ongoing. I wouldn't anticipate any particular impact on those discussions as a result of the strike," Kirby says. So far, President Biden and his aides have resisted calls to put conditions on the use of American weapons in Gaza, or even to turn off the supply line.
Yesterday the Cypriot government said ships carrying aid to Gaza were turned back after the attack on the aid workers. While the weapons still arrive, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who depends on hardline Jewish ultranationalists to stay in office, might feel he can still afford to defy President Biden.
A major test will be the offensive Israel wants to attack Hamas in Rafah, plans the US believes would compound the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
American interests and Joe Biden's political prospects in an election year have already been damaged by what is seen in many countries as complicity with Israel.
In another change this week, Netanyahu has come back to work after two days off for hernia surgery to huge demonstrations demanding his resignation and early elections for a new parliament.
Read more from Jeremy Bowen's analysis here
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