US Vice President Kamala Harris plans to meet with Israeli Minister Benny Gantz at the White House this coming Monday, in the midst of negotiations to achieve a temporary ceasefire and increase the flow of aid to Gaza. Given the difficulty—and Israel’s obstacles—in bringing it by land, the United States has joined other countries and launched a shipment of humanitarian aid by air this Saturday. There have been more than 35,000 food rations dropped from a military aircraft, as announced by the Pentagon in a statement. For its part, the WHO has announced that Al Shifa hospital, the largest in Gaza, has returned to operation following a month following receiving supplies. Meanwhile, negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire in the Strip continue, mediated by the US, Qatar and Egypt. This Sunday the talks will resume in Cairo. US President Joe Biden and the Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority expressed their hope that a ceasefire agreement can be reached before the beginning of the month of Ramadan, next March 10.
