The head of the White House plans to discuss with the Israeli authorities the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
American President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday, October 18. This was announced by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
Blinken is in Israel, he said that the U.S. and Israel have developed a plan to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
Biden will arrive in the country to discuss it.
Israel was hit with rockets from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Sweat of Al-Aqsa, which was announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. The Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Iron Swords in response. The military occupied population centers near the border with Gaza and launched air strikes on targets, including civilian ones. In addition, Israel announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip. In the Gaza Strip killed more than 2 thousand people, in Israel - 1 thousand, on both sides several thousand residents were injured. Several Russians are missing and dead. Hamas took more than 150 Israelis captive.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the sides to stop fighting.