Biden Admin Urges Israel to Improve Gaza’s Humanitarian Situation

The Biden administration has previously warned that U.S. policy toward Israel may be impacted by humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip.

President Joe Biden (C) presides over a cabinet meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L), Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and others at the White House on Sept. 20, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Joe Biden’s administration has sent a new warning message for Israel to improve humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces continue to operate there.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered the warning in an Oct. 13 letter to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer.