President Joe Biden is back in the US after spending seven hours in the Israeli war zone on Wednesday (18). His plane landed at Andrews Air Force Base at 1:14 am (Brasília time) this Thursday (19).
Biden told reporters aboard Air Force One that he was pleased with the trip and that it had achieved a key objective: unblocking humanitarian aid to besieged Gaza, which has been under heavy Israeli bombardment since Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that his country had agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to pass from Egypt to Gaza, but added that Israel will not allow supplies to enter Gaza from its own territory until Hamas liberates it. all hostages.
The US also announced $100 million in humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza and the West Bank “through trusted partners, including UN agencies and international NGOs.”
Biden will give a prime-time speech Thursday night where he plans to argue that the U.S. should continue to fund wars in Israel and Ukraine, according to two administration officials.
Source: CNN Brasil
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