the white house national security council said we welcome the steps announced by the israeli government tonight at the president s request following his call with prime minister netanyahu. these steps, the statement said must now be fully and rapidly implemented. speaking in brussels earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken outlined what was expressed in that phone call. the president emphasised that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable. he made clear the need for israel to announce a series of specific, concrete and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers. he made clear that us policy in respect to gaza will be determined by our assessment of israel s immediate action on the steps. he underscored as well that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians and he urged neta nyahu to em
7 international aid workers from the charity group world central kitchen, sparking international outrage. the white house is urging israel to allow a dramatic increase of aid into gaza within hours or days. sean dilley reports. in the heart of the white house, a phone call with israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu and a clear message from the us president that he is patience is running low. joe biden told his counterpart that israel must do more immediately to protect civilians and aid workers in gaza if he wants american support to continue. it is no secret that tensions between the two leaders have been bubbling for quite some time. the us is israel s most powerful ally. the us is israel s most powerfulally. in the us is israel s most powerful ally. in his hardest criticism yet, joe biden called the growing humanitarian crisis unacceptable said he expects benjamin netanyahu to take steps towards an immediate ceasefire. steps towards an immediate ceasefire- steps to
good evening. in a notable hardening of tone, president biden has told israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that washington s future support for his war in gaza will depend on israel taking new and immediate action to protect civilians and aid workers. it was their first phone conversation since an israeli air strike killed seven aid workers including three british nationals in central gaza on monday. mr biden called it unacceptable and urged israel to take steps towards an immediate ceasefire. it s the first time there has been a public warning to israel about us support. in a moment we ll speak to our correspondent in jerusalem, lucy williamson. but first to our north america correspondent, gary 0 donoghue. gary, a significant shift from president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting in president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting in patients president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting in p