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Al Jazeera
Ali Harb

‘Subdued revenge’: Why Biden’s top officials hosted Israel’s Gantz

Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's war cabinet and the top political rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leaves after a meeting at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on March 5 [File: Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo]

Washington, DC – Benny Gantz, an Israeli minister without a portfolio, was granted an audience with officials at the highest level of the United States government in Washington, DC, this week: the vice president, secretary of state and Pentagon chief.

The US officials expressed support for Israel amid its war on the Gaza Strip, urged more aid to the besieged territory and reiterated their call for a pause in the fighting, according to government statements.

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