Editing Joe Biden (section)

====Gaza war====
{{Further|United States support for Israel in the Gaza war}}
[[File:Isaac Herzog at Ben Gurion Airport, October 2023 (ABG 4491).jpg|thumb|left|Biden with Israeli president [[Isaac Herzog]] and prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023]]

In October 2023, Hamas [[October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel|launched a surprise attack on Israel]] that [[Gaza war|devolved into an intensified conflict]], jeopardizing the administration's push to normalize relations [[Israel–Saudi Arabia relations|between Israel and Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Edward |last2=Mazzetti |first2=Mark |last3=Nereim |first3=Vivian |date=October 9, 2023 |title=U.S. Continues Push for Saudi-Israel Ties Even as War With Hamas Begins |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/08/us/politics/saudi-arabia-israel-palestinians-hamas.html |access-date=October 31, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Biden stated [[United States support for Israel in the Gaza war|his unequivocal support for Israel]] and condemned the attack by Hamas.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Peter |date=October 10, 2023 |title=In Unforgiving Terms, Biden Condemns 'Evil' and 'Abhorrent' Attack on Israel |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/us/politics/biden-israel-hamas.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012001950/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/us/politics/biden-israel-hamas.html |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |access-date=October 12, 2023 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He deployed aircraft carriers in the region to deter others from joining the war,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collinson |first=Stephen |date=October 18, 2023 |title=What Biden did and didn't achieve during his trip to Israel |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/18/politics/middle-east-conflict-biden-israel/index.html |access-date=October 31, 2023 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> and called for an additional $14 billion in military aid to Israel.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=October 20, 2023 |title=Details of Biden's $105 Billion Funding Request for Israel and Ukraine |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/us/politics/bidens-funds-israel-ukraine.html |access-date=October 31, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He later began pressuring Israel to address the growing [[2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip|humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Shear |first1=Michael D. |authorlink1=Michael D. Shear |last2=Sanger |first2=David E. |last3=Wong |first3=Edward |date=October 30, 2023 |title=Biden's Support for Israel Now Comes With Words of Caution |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/us/politics/biden-israel.html |access-date=October 31, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Biden rejected calls for a ceasefire but said he supported "humanitarian pauses" to deliver aid to the [[Gaza Strip]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bendery |first1=Jennifer |title=Joe Biden On The Chances Of A Gaza Cease-Fire: 'None. No Possibility.' |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-gaza-cease-fire-no-possibility_n_654d0b36e4b088d9a74da287 |work=[[Huffington Post]] |date=November 9, 2023}}</ref> He asked Israel to pause its invasion of Gaza for at least three days to allow for hostage negotiations; Israel agreed to daily four-hour pauses.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 9, 2023 |title=Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee, White House says |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-humanitarian-pauses-b8fc613ffd8b9351c0dc37b90b6e10dd |access-date=November 13, 2023 |work=[[Associated Press News]] |first1=Aamer |last1=Madhani |first2=Zeke |last2=Miller |first3=Ellen |last3=Knickmeyer}}</ref> He also directed the U.S. military to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Biden Ordering US Military to Build Port in Gaza to Facilitate Aid |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/biden-orders-us-military-to-build-port-in-gaza-to-facilitate-aid/7518026.html |access-date=April 29, 2024 |website=[[Voice of America]] |first=Patsy |last=Widakuswara}}</ref> Biden has said he is a [[Zionist]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Spetalnick |first1=Matt |last2=Mason |first2=Jeff |last3=Holland |first3=Steve |last4=Zengerle |first4=Patricia |date=October 23, 2023 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |title='I am a Zionist': How Joe Biden's lifelong bond with Israel shapes war policy |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/i-am-zionist-how-joe-bidens-lifelong-bond-with-israel-shapes-war-policy-2023-10-21/ |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 12, 2023 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |title='I am a Zionist,' says Biden at Hanukkah event, promises continued military assistance to Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/biden-were-there-no-israel-there-wouldnt-be-a-jew-in-the-world-who-is-safe/ |newspaper=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref> He has faced criticism for his unwavering support for Israel. Officials have urged him to take a harder stance against Israel, criticizing his administration's leniency and support despite the Israeli government's contentious offensive, which has led to significant civilian casualties and [[Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)|humanitarian crises]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 10, 2024 |title=Biden pressure on Israel not enough, say dissenting US officials |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68773400 |access-date=July 4, 2024 |first=Tom |last=Bateman |website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Biden: What's happening in Gaza 'is not genocide' |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/20/biden-gaza-not-genocide-israel-00159020 |newspaper=[[Politico]] |first1=Elena |last1=Schneider |first2=Jennifer |last2=Haberkorn |first3=Eli |last3=Stokols |date=May 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Dozens of former U.S. officials urge Biden to take harder line with Israel |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/dozens-former-us-officials-urge-biden-take-harder-line-with-israel-2024-03-20/ |work=[[Reuters]] |date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>

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Following the [[flour massacre|killing of Palestinian civilians receiving food aid]] on February 29, 2024, Biden said the current level of aid flowing into Gaza was insufficient.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Giselle Ruhiyyih |date=March 2, 2024 |title=Gaza airdrop has begun, Biden says, but more needed |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/02/gaza-aid-airdrop-biden-00144563 |access-date=March 7, 2024 |website=[[Politico]]}}</ref> On March 3, the U.S. military began airdropping food aid into Gaza.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 2, 2024 |title=US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-airdrop-humanitarian-assistance-f8bc071193f89906abf21478bc70a084 |access-date=March 7, 2024 |work=[[Associated Press News]] |first1=Tara |last1=Copp |first2=Seung |last2=Min Kim}}</ref> Several experts called the U.S. airdrops performative and said they would do little to alleviate the [[Gaza Strip famine|famine in Gaza]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Airdropping aid is inefficient — so why is the U.S. doing it in Gaza anyway? |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/03/06/1236019060/gaza-israel-airdrop-aid-humanitarian-united-states |website=[[NPR]] |date=March 6, 2024 |first1=Ari |last1=Shapiro |first2=Linah |last2=Mohammad |first3=Elena |last3=Burnett}}</ref>

As of May 2024, Biden has continued to support Israel during the course of the war despite significant domestic opposition to American involvement in it and subsequent widespread [[Gaza war protests in the United States|protests]]. A March 2024 Gallup poll found that a strong majority of Americans disapproved of Israeli conduct during the war.<ref name="Gallup Inc.">{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Jeffrey |date=March 27, 2024 |title=Majority in U.S. Now Disapprove of Israeli Action in Gaza |url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/642695/majority-disapprove-israeli-action-gaza.aspx |access-date=April 3, 2024 |publisher=[[Gallup Inc.]]}}</ref> Beginning in April 2024, widespread [[List of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the United States in 2024|Gaza war protests emerged on university campuses]], denouncing Biden.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Astor |first=Maggie |date=April 30, 2024 |title=College Democrats Back Protests and Criticize Biden's Israel Policy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/us/politics/biden-israel-college-protest.html |access-date=May 1, 2024 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

On May 31, 2024, Biden announced his support for an Israeli [[2025 Gaza war ceasefire|ceasefire]] proposal, saying that Hamas was "no longer capable" of another large-scale attack.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berg |first1=Matt |last2=Ward |first2=Alexander | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/31/hamas-no-longer-poses-major-threat-to-israel-biden-says-00161053 | title=Hamas no longer poses major threat to Israel, Biden says | website=[[Politico]] | date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Khalid |first=Asma | url=https://www.npr.org/2024/05/31/g-s1-2320/biden-israel-hamas-ceasefire-proposal | title=President Biden unveils and endorses details of a new Israeli cease-fire proposal | publisher=[[NPR]] | date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Kanishka | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/whats-new-israel-ceasefire-proposal-biden-announced-2024-05-31/ | title=What's in the new Israel ceasefire proposal Biden announced? | work=[[Reuters]] | date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> The proposal, which would establish a permanent ceasefire, release all hostages, and reconstruct the [[Gaza Strip]], was supported by Hamas officials after mediation by [[Egypt]] and [[Qatar]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Magid |first=Jacob | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/time-for-this-war-to-end-biden-tells-hamas-to-accept-israels-hostage-ceasefire-offer/ | title='Time for this war to end': Biden tells Hamas to accept Israel's hostage-ceasefire offer | website=[[The Times of Israel]] | date=June 1, 2024 |access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Holland |first1=Steve |last2=Mackenzie |first2=James | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/biden-unveils-new-gaza-truce-proposal-hamas-responds-positively-2024-05-31/ | title=Biden details Gaza truce proposal, Hamas responds positively | work=[[Reuters]] | date=June 1, 2024 |access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> The Netanyahu administration responded that Israel's goals regarding "the destruction of Hamas military and governing capabilities" had not changed and that conditions would need to be met before it would agree to a ceasefire.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Benjamin |last2=Tanno |first2=Sophie | url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/01/europe/netenyahu-ceasefire-hamas-contradiction-biden-intl/index.html | title=Netanyahu says no Gaza ceasefire until Israel's war aims are achieved, raising questions over Biden peace proposal | publisher=[[CNN]] | date=June 1, 2024 |access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berman |first=Lazar | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-official-says-under-ceasefire-proposal-israel-can-renew-fighting-at-any-time-should-hamas-violate-terms/ | title=Israeli official to ToI: Under proposal, Israel can achieve all war goals before permanent ceasefire takes effect | newspaper=[[The Times of Israel]] | date=June 1, 2024 |access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhani |first1=Aamer |last2=Megerian |first2=Chris |last3=Superville |first3=Darlene | url=https://apnews.com/article/biden-israel-hamas-58169a607d4a7c4d7fc34f43160076b8/ | title=Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war | publisher=[[Associated Press]] | date=May 31, 2023 |access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> In the first year of the war, it was estimated that the Biden administration had sent Israel at least $17.9 billion in military aid, a record.<ref name="knickmeyer">{{cite news |last1=Knickmeyer |first1=Ellen |title=US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7 |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-us-military-spending-8e6e5033f7a1334bf6e35f86e7040e14 |access-date=November 10, 2024 |work=[[Associated Press News]] |date=October 7, 2024}}</ref> In about the same period, it sent Palestinians $1.2 billion in humanitarian aid.<ref name="ching-voa">{{cite news |last1=Ching |first1=Nike |title=Blinken announces $135M in additional US aid for Palestinians |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/blinken-announces-135-million-in-additional-us-aid-for-palestinians/7837681.html |access-date=December 10, 2024 |agency=[[Voice of America]] |date=October 24, 2024}}</ref> In the last week of Biden's presidency, Qatari officials announced that Hamas had accepted the ceasefire deal, with 33 hostages to be released pending Israeli approval. Biden hailed the deal, saying "it is long past time for the fighting to end and the work of building peace and security to begin" in a press release the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/15/statement-from-president-joe-biden-14/|title=Statement From President Biden: January 15, 2025|access-date=January 15, 2025|publisher=The White House|date=January 15, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/15/israel-hamas-ceasefire-hostage-deal-agreed-to-in-principle.html|title=Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal |access-date=January 15, 2025 |agency=CNBC |date=January 15, 2025}}</ref>