Despite American pressure to reduce deadly strikes on civilians in Gaza, the Israeli leadership has decided to “continue its high-intensity campaign throughout January”, according to a report by The Washington Post, Al Jazeera reports.

The report quotes six unnamed US officials as saying Israel is ignoring all US requests to reduce the intensity of its attacks as the civilian death toll soars.

But cutting the $3.8 billion in annual military aid is one way to get Israel on board, said Matt Duss, executive vice president at the Center for International Policy.

“If the president [Biden] is really frustrated, he has a lot of tools he can use. Promising unconditional support no matter what isn’t a good way to get someone to do something different,” Duss is quoted as saying.