Ilhan Omar: the US delay in supporting a ceasefire has caused the slaughter of children in Gaza

SANAA, May 18 (YPA) – Representative Ilhan Omar criticized President Joe Biden’s policy toward the Israeli escalation on the  Gaza Strip.

“The US delay in supporting the ceasefire has led to massacres of children and the destruction of lives. Now Biden has to push for an end to the occupation,” Omar tweeted.

The White House said That President Joe Biden, on Monday, assured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a telephone call of his support for Israel’s right to defend itself in the face of rocket attacks.

According to the White House statement, Biden condemned what he described as Hamas’ indiscriminate rocket attacks on Israeli towns.

He encouraged Israel’s continued steps to hold extremists accountable for violence among the population and urged Israel to take all possible measures to ensure the protection of innocent civilians.

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