Biden was surprised by reporters at the end of a speech as he vented his frustration over Netanyahu's reluctance to accept more humanitarian aid. "I told him, 'Bibi,' and don't say it again, but 'you and I are going to have a frank conversation,'" the US president told a senator on the sidelines of his State of the Union speech.
The United States is Israel's main supporter, but the Biden administration has recently voiced sharper public criticism of the conduct of the war against Hamas.