Intro

As the cease-fire in Gaza has ended and the fierce fighting there has resumed, the United States has issued sharper warnings to Israel’s leaders that they have a responsibility to avoid civilian casualties.

Peter Baker, The Times’s chief White House correspondent, discusses the public and private ways in which President Biden is trying to influence Israel’s conduct.

Guest: Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Analysis: Biden’s strategy faces a test as Israeli forces push into southern Gaza.
• The U.S. is pressing Israel and Hamas to resume talks, a White House official said.

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