On Friday, 81-year-old Mr Biden confirmed that humanitarian help would be air-dropped into Gaza. This came a day after the health ministry run by Hamas reported that 30,000 Palestinians have lost their lives since the war started last October.
“In the coming days, we’re going to join with our friends in Jordan and others who are providing airdrops of additional food and supplies”, the president stated. He added that the US will “seek to open up other avenues in, including possibly a marine corridor”.
However, Mr Biden mistakenly referred to airdrops to assist Ukraine twice, leading White House officials to clarify that he was indeed talking about Gaza.
While hosting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Washington, Mr Biden shared this news. He warned that “children’s lives are on the line”.
“The aid flowing to Gaza is nowhere nearly enough,” he declared.
“Now, it’s nowhere nearly enough. Innocent lives are on the line and children’s lives are on the line.
“We won’t stand by until we get more aid in there. We should be getting hundreds of trucks in, not just several.”
