US and Israel to Develop Plan to Get Aid to Gaza, Blinken Says

Proposal announced before Biden visit to Israel on Wednesday
Blinken announces agreement after about nine hours of talks

WATCH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is saying President Joe Biden will be visiting Israel on Wednesday and reaffirm his support for the country. Daniel Ten Kate reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Iain Marlow

October 17, 2023 at 1:11 AM UTC

Updated on

October 17, 2023 at 1:17 AM UTC

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The US and Israel agreed to come up with a plan to get badly needed humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip without it falling into the hands of Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after about nine hours of talks with Israeli officials.

Blinken said President Joe Biden would discuss the idea when he arrives in Israel on Wednesday. Otherwise, he offered few details aside to say that the US and Israel would work on a way to get aid to civilians and create areas where people could get out of harm’s way.