President Joe Biden has stepped up the pressure on Israel to end 10 days of violent fighting with Palestinians, making clear in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he expects “significant de-escalation� by day’s end.
Biden asked Netanyahu to move “toward the path to a cease-fire.� That's according to a White House description of their conversation. There is pressure, too, on Biden to do more, with more than 200 people killed in the fighting.
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Until Wednesday, Biden had avoided pushing the American ally more directly and publicly for a cease-fire.
