During a phone call, the two top diplomats explored the humanitarian conditions affecting civilians and efforts to intensify and fast-track the delivery of relief and medical aid to them safely and sustainably.
US President Joe Biden and his top advisors have warned Israel that it will become increasingly difficult for it to pursue its military goals in Gaza as global outcry intensifies about the scale of humanitarian suffering in the crisis-stricken region, CNN reported.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke with the UAE President, Mohammaed Bin Zayed and shared concerns over the escalating situation and loss of civilian lives amid the Israel-Hamas war.
White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby highlighted that so far 74 US citizens being held by the Hamas terror group in Gaza, have arrived on the Egyptian side, noting that these 74 are in addition to the five Americans who deported Gaza yeste
The Russian Emergencies Ministry has sent two Il-76 planes to deliver humanitarian aid to Gazan civilians, TASS reported, citing the Russian ministry's press service.
Reaffirming his support for Israel in its ongoing ground offensive in Gaza against the Hamas terrorists, United States President Joe Biden has said that Washington will continue to stand with the country and affirmed Israel's right to defend itself in line with international humanitarian
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met Saudi Minister of Defence Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, reaffirmed US-Saudi Arabia strategic partnership, commitment to addressing humanitarian needs in Gaza, and the importance of preventing further spread of the conflict.
"I think we need a pause. A pause means give time to get the prisoners out," said Biden while addressing a gathering in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening.
The COGAT is a unit in the Israeli Ministry of Defense that engages in coordinating civilian issues between the Government of Israel, the Israel Defence Forces, international organizations, diplomats, and the Palestinian Authority.
The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris met with the United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday and discussed the support for Israel's right to defend itself as well as the urgent need to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
"We consider Hamas attack as a terrorist attack. Right to self-defence, now I understand that when it comes to Israel, at the same time we ask Israel to look into their actions in Gaza to accept and keep in mind humanitarian international law, it's very important," he said.