As the cease-fire in Gaza has ended and the fierce fighting there has resumed, the United States has issued sharper warnings to Israel’s leaders that they have a responsibility to avoid civilian casualties.
Peter Baker, The Times’s chief White House correspondent, discusses the public and private ways in which President Biden is trying to influence Israel’s conduct.
Guest: Peter Baker (https://www.nytimes.com/by/peter-baker) , chief White House correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
• Analysis: Biden’s strategy faces a test (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/us...) as Israeli forces push into southern Gaza.
• The U.S. is pressing Israel and Hamas to resume talks (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/wo...) , a White House official said.
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