U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023.
Already, Jordan has cancelled a planned four-way emergency summit with Mr Biden alongside Egyptian and Palestinian leaders, while angry demonstrations have swept across the Middle East.Israel says it has 'evidence' misfired Palestinian rocket caused blast at Gaza hospital A child walks past as Palestinians inspect a site of Israeli strikes on buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
In Israel’s quest to vanquish Hamas, the real challenge is in the price of civilian casualties and suffering, said Prof Barton.