Biden: Israel ‘has not done enough’ to protect aid workers or civilians in Gaza

WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden said he was “outraged and heartbroken” by an Israeli strike that killed seven hunger relief workers and said Israel was not doing enough to protect aid workers and other civilians, in his sharpest official rebuke of Israel so far in the Gaza war.

Biden’s statement late Tuesday came as Israel scrambled to deal with the fallout of the killing Monday of seven workers with World Central Kitchen. Israel has acknowledged responsibility for the strike, has launched an investigation and has already made changes to how it coordinates…