Biden Says He’s Watching Netanyahu After Their ‘Blunt’ Talk

Joe Biden at a news conference with Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, not pictured, at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 10.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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By Jordan Fabian and Ethan Bronner

April 10, 2024 at 6:07 PM UTC

Updated on

April 10, 2024 at 6:41 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden said he delivered a “blunt and straightforward” message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on improving civilian conditions in Gaza.

“We’ll see what he does in terms of meeting the commitments he made to me,” Biden said Wednesday during a White House news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.