Netanyahu dismisses Biden's warning over "innocent lives being lost" in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza

Jerusalem — In interviews over the weekend, President Biden said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's disregard for the "innocent lives being lost" amid his country's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip was "hurting Israel more than helping Israel."

Netanyahu said Mr. Biden was "wrong on both counts," claiming that both his political and military policies were supported by an "overwhelming majority" of Israelis who "support the action that we're taking to destroy the remaining terrorist battalions of Hamas."

Mr. Biden's remarks to MSNBC on Saturday reflected his growing frustration over the situation in Gaza, where the Hamas-run health ministry says well over 30,000 people have been killed since Israel launched its offensive in response to the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7 terrorist attack. That attack left about 1,200 people dead across southern Israel and saw Hamas seize roughly 240 hostages, about 100 of whom are believed to remain in captivity.