Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu speak for the first time since aid workers killed in Gaza

US President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken on the phone for the first time since an airstrike killed seven aid workers in Gaza. The US President told his Israeli counterpart that the US's policy regarding Gaza would depend on Israel's ability to implement "specific, concrete, and measurable steps to address civilian harm". "He made clear that US policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel's immediate action on these steps," the White House said in a statement following the leaders call. "He underscored that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and to protect innocent civilians." He had previously expressed his 'outrage and heartbreak' at the deaths of seven aid workers and emphasized that "the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable".