Good afternoon. Israel has told the US it needs “months” to defeat Hamas, in a clear rebuff to the Biden administration which is pressing for an end to the war.
Open disagreement has emerged between the US and Israel, with the US also pushing Israel to reduce its airstrikes and significantly increase humanitarian aid into Gaza. In his first phone call with the US president, Joe Biden, since 7 October, the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, suggested that the US withdraw its “unconditional support for Israel” to get to a “rapid ceasefire”.
