The newspaper's sources reported that the Biden administration is concerned about the potential domestic repercussions of full support for Israel, adding that Washington has expressed its frustration to the Israeli government regarding the number of civilian deaths in Gaza.

The relationship between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is witnessing a state of tension, due to their disagreement over the course of the war on Gaza, which has so far resulted in the death of more than 13,000 Palestinians, most of whom are women and children.

According to the Wall Street Journal, “Biden and Netanyahu’s talks have become more tense as Netanyahu continues to reject longer truce periods in Gaza.”

The newspaper quoted American officials as saying that they were concerned about the number of Palestinian casualties and Israel's final plans for Gaza.

According to US officials, the Biden administration is struggling to persuade Netanyahu to prevent escalation as the images coming from Gaza grow in momentum.

The newspaper's sources reported that the Biden administration is concerned about the potential domestic repercussions of full support for Israel, adding that Washington expressed its frustration to the Israeli government regarding the number of civilian deaths in Gaza.

In the context of the aggression against the Palestinian people, the US President directed his senior aides to prepare sanctions against settlers who use Palestinian violence in the occupied West Bank.

Biden directed the preparation of a ban on issuing visas and imposing sanctions on extremist settlers who attack and displace Palestinians in the West Bank, according to an internal document whose contents were reported to the American newspaper Politico.

The government memo calls on senior aides such as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to "develop policy options to take swift action against those responsible for violent behavior in the West Bank."

Through this memorandum, the Biden administration aims to show that it supports Palestinian civilians, while strongly defending the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip that has continued since last October 7.

(Arab48)