Pivotal point in Gaza war

Biden's threat to stop support for Israel led it to make a concession to allow aid into Gaza through Israel.

Whether Israel will really allow all the food, water, medical supplies and other aid that the people of Gaza need is something that remains to be seen. We can't take for granted Israel will sincerely implement what it has agreed to.

However, there is also the matter that we now know from whistleblowers that the Israeli army was disregarding its obligation to avoid wanton killing of civilians. The US must not tolerate the continuation of this attitude towards causing civilian casualties.

Let's not lose sight of where we want to end up.