The President of the United States declared that he would pressure Israel to allow more trucks carrying supplies into the Palestinian enclave; According to the United Nations, there is an imminent risk of famine in the region
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The president Joe Biden announced this Friday the 1st that the US will take part in the humanitarian aid airdrop in the next few days Gaza, where residents face severe shortages of food, water and medicine. Biden announced this at a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House. He explained that the US, along with its “partners in Jordan” and elsewhere, would bring food and other supplies to the Gaza Strip and would also consider the possibility of a maritime corridor to deliver additional aid to the Palestinian territories. The president also stated that he would apply pressure Israel She called for more aid trucks to be allowed into the conflicthit Gaza region and boasted that she was working toward a ceasefire agreement. “Innocent people were trapped in a terrible war, unable to feed their families, and you saw the reaction when they tried to get help. We have to do more,” said the Democrat. The United Nations has warned of the imminent risk of famine in northern Gaza due to the devastation caused by the clashes.
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The war began on October 7, when fighters from the Islamist group Hamas According to Israeli figures, 1,160 people, most of them civilians, were killed and around 250 kidnapped in southern Israel. In response, Israel launched an operation to combat the terror group that resulted in thousands of deaths, according to the Palestinian group that rules Gaza. Biden emphasized the urgency of the situation, saying that the lives of innocent people, including children, were in danger due to a lack of sufficient aid to the Gaza Strip. When making the announcement, the US President made a mistake when he mentioned this Ukraine instead of the Palestinian enclave.
*With information from AFP