Israel Latest: UK Prime Minister Sunak Is About to Begin Visit

WATCH: Biden landed in Israel just hours after an explosion at a hospital in Gaza killed hundreds and threatened to plunge the region into chaos. Francine Lacqua and Oliver Crook report.Source: Bloomberg

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By Bloomberg News

October 18, 2023 at 5:01 AM UTC

Updated on

October 18, 2023 at 10:11 PM UTC

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is about to begin a two-day trip to Israel and the wider region, part of a procession of foreign leaders who have made a personal effort to prevent the conflict from widening.

President Joe Biden said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi had agreed to send as many as 20 truckloads of aid into the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government had said it would allow humanitarian aid into southern Gaza from Egypt as long as it can be sure none of it will be diverted to Hamas.