Biden Holds Calls with Netanyahu, Palestinians’ Abbas Amid Israel-Hamas War

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US President Joe Biden held back-to-back phone calls on Saturday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders to allow humanitarian aid to the region and affirmed his support for efforts to protect civilians. While Biden has spoken to Netanyahu multiple times since the Hamas attack, Saturday’s call was his first to Abbas. “President Biden discussed with President Abbas U.S. efforts to work with the United Nations, Egypt, Jordan, Israel and others to ensure humanitarian supplies reach civilians in Gaza, the White House said in the readout of the call. Biden detailed U.S. efforts...