"Biden's Response to Hamas' Gaza Death Count: White House Claims Use of Publicly Available Data"

The White House claims that President Biden was relying on "publicly available data" when he appeared to accept a death toll circulated by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry without questioning the source, despite previously dismissing the data as anti-Israel propaganda. Biden's apparent acceptance of the data comes as he escalates criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's management of the conflict, with polling showing his support among Muslim and Arab voters in swing states such as Michigan is plummeting. The White House did not clarify Biden's data source after being pressed by reporters.