"US-Israel Relations Strained as Gaza Conflict Escalates"

President Joe Biden and top US officials are warning Israel that its military goals in Gaza will become increasingly difficult to pursue as global outcry over the humanitarian suffering intensifies. The US believes there is limited time for Israel to achieve its objective of taking out Hamas before support erodes and calls for a ceasefire reach a tipping point. Biden has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ease humanitarian suffering and minimize civilian deaths, warning that Israel will be judged harshly by the international community if it fails to do so. The US has also pressed Israel on specific issues such as allowing aid to flow into Gaza and curbing violence on the West Bank.