(ABC News) Conor Finnegan - President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the fourth time in a week on Wednesday to say "he expected a significant de-escalation today on the path to a ceasefire" in Gaza, according to the White House. After their call Monday, sources told ABC News Tuesday that Biden conveyed the message that he could only provide Netanyahu's government cover for so long from the growing calls in Congress and around the world for Israel to take a different approach to Gaza.
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