FILE - Palestinians wounded in an Israeli strike while waiting for humanitarian aid on the beach in Gaza City are treated in Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Feb. 29, 2024. More of President Joe Biden's top Senate allies are demanding that the U.S. act directly to ease Palestinian civilian suffering in Gaza and are joining calls to cut military aid if Israel refuses to change course. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Essa, File)
FILE - Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks in Bear, Del., Nov. 6, 2023. More of President Joe Biden's top Senate allies are demanding that the U.S. act directly to ease Palestinian civilian suffering in Gaza and are joining calls to cut military aid if Israel refuses to change course. Even Coons, Biden's closest confidant in Congress, says it is time to get tougher with the Israeli government. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)