Pres. Joe Biden's Cease-Fire Call Goes Ignored as Israel-Hamas Violence Rises
Palestinians inspect the effects of an Israeli attack on a car north of Gaza City on May 15, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. More than 125 people in Gaza and eight people in Israel have been killed as cross-border rocket exchanges intensify bringing fears of war. Gaza residents have begun fleeing towns close to the border with Israel as rumors of an Israeli ground incursion loom, after 7.000 army reservists were called up and tanks and troops were deployed to the border with Gaza. The conflict which erupted May 10, comes after weeks of rising Israeli-Palestinian tension in East Jerusalem, which peaked with violent clashes inside the holy site of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Fatima Shbair/Getty Images

The White House on Tuesday continued to maintain that private and diplomatic conversations were the best way the U.S. could end the Israel-Hamas fighting as President Joe Biden expressed support to a cease-fire.

However, the White House has still not released a statement on what Biden wanted to happen in the situation, ABC News Go reported.

On Monday, the White House has issued a statement, stating Biden's support for a cease-fire between the Israel-Hamas fighting. The president made the remark during a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

After the phone call, the White House released a statement and announced Biden's support for Israel's right to defend itself against indiscriminate attacks.

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Israel-Hamas Attacks

Israel had released a new wave of airstrikes in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday. The Israeli military said that it launched 100 bombs and missiles against 65 targets, The Guardian reported.

The Israeli military had also fired at a drone approaching the Israeli border in the northeast. They did not know exactly where the drone came from.

The army could not immediately be reached for comment. However, it could possibly come from Syria, according to reports.

Gaza also launched an attack on Tuesday, leading to the deaths of two Thai workers inside a packaging plant in Israel. It has also wounded another seven people, according to police.

Israeli reports suggested that Israeli military forces wanted to continue their operations for a day or two before withdrawing.

Netanyahu said that Israel would continue to launch attacks on terror targets in Gaza as long as needed to return calm and security to Israeli citizens.

Hamas started firing rockets toward Jerusalem, which prompted Israeli assault on Gaza.

Gaza health officials had recorded the Palestinian death toll at 213, with 61 children and 36 women since attacks had started last week.

Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has long acted as a mediator between Israel and Hamas. Fatah al-Sisi said that a cease-fire could be within reach.

Cease-fire

Biden said that he will still speak with Netanyahu about the ongoing fight between Israel and Hamas. However, he would still have to say more about the issue.

A group of 28 Democratic senators called for an immediate stop to the ongoing fight between Israel and Hamas. CNBC News reported that the senators urged a cease-fire to prevent any further loss of life and escalation of conflict.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the violent conflict is appalling and called for an immediate cease-fire.

Netanyahu defended Sunday the airstrike on Saturday that collapsed a 12-story building, which housed international media.

The Israeli prime minister mentioned intelligence that Hamas used a portion of the building to plan for their next attacks. He explained that it is a perfectly "legitimate target."

Meanwhile, White House press secretary Jen Psaki would not confirm whether the Biden administration had sided with Israel's intelligence assessments.

Psaki said they are looking at how the U.S. can help bring an end to the violence. She noted that the government's approach is quiet and intensive diplomacy.

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