As pressure to rein in the Israeli military mounts, President Joe Biden this week seemed to
signal that his patience is running out and that he won’t put up with an indefinite Israeli
bombardment of Gaza that leaves the enclave in ruins.
Nations that have backed Israel in its war with Hamas are souring on the Jewish state over
its “indiscriminate bombing,” Biden cautioned at a fundraising event Tuesday.
Tough as the words sounded, Biden’s actions are, if anything, bolstering Israel’s ability to
carry out the war and reach its paramount goal of destroying Hamas.
He has yet to take measures that could alter the tactics of the Israeli military in ways that
spare more civilian lives

Biden hasn’t imposed conditions on the military aid that the U.S. sends to Israel, as members of his own party have urged him to do. Nor is he demanding a cease-fire or end date to a war that has  nearly the entire population of Gaza.

On Tuesday, 153 countries voted in favor of a cease-fire, with 30 countries switching their position in favor since a similar measure was debated in October. Among the countries that changed their stance were three close U.S. allies: Australia, Canada and Japan.