Indonesian president urges Biden to help end Gaza 'atrocities'


Smoke rises following an Israeli strike near the Indonesian Hospital that ran out of fuel and electricity in the northern Gaza Strip. Indonesia last week denied an allegation by Israel that a hospital built in Gaza using Indonesian charity funding sits atop a network of Hamas tunnels. - Reuters

Washington (AFP): Indonesian President Joko Widodo pressed US President Joe Biden during a visit to the White House on Monday to do more to end "atrocities" in Gaza and help bring about a ceasefire.

The Israel-Hamas war overshadowed the talks, which had been meant to showcase an upgrade in ties between Indonesia and the United States ahead of Biden's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.

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