Biden and Netanyahu speak for first time since Israeli airstrikes killed seven aid workers WFTV [Video]

President Biden spoke by phone Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first conversation between the two leaders since Israeli airstrikes killed at least seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza.

The call comes at a time of growing U.S. disapproval of Israel’s handling of the war against Hamas fighters in Gaza that followed the militant group’s attack inside Israel on Oct. 8 that killed nearly 1,200 people. Israel’s military response has killed tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza.

In a statement released Tuesday, Biden publicly expressed his displeasure with Monday’s airstrikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers as they were traveling in a convoy attempting to deliver food to Palestinians in Gaza.

“Israel has not done enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed help to civilians,” Biden said.

At a press briefing Wednesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden was “outraged and heartbroken” by the deaths of the aid workers.

Despite …