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The cause of the war was the bloody attack on Israel by Hamas militants on October 7.
Since then, the Biden administration has pressured its ally to block humanitarian aid to people in Gaza, work to free hostages kidnapped by Hamas on the day of the attack and adopt more targeted military tactics.
Privately, American diplomats have not hidden their dissatisfaction with Israel’s conduct of the war.
In a sign of US pressure on Israel, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Israel on Thursday and Friday, the White House said.
“I will certainly be talking to the PM, the war cabinet and senior Israeli officials about the timetable and how they are thinking about it,” Sullivan told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. “Like we’ve seen in the last weeks.”
For his part, Biden met with the families of American hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for the first time at the White House on Wednesday, a senior official said.