Top US Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel

A members of the U.S. Air Force checks the containers with humanitarian aid as he flies toward Gaza Strip after departing from Jordan, Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

US Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” and is an obstacle to peace in the region amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Mr Schumer, the first Jewish majority leader in the Senate and the highest-ranking Jewish official in the US, strongly criticised Mr Netanyahu in a lengthy speech on the Senate floor.