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Can Biden's Visit to Israel Prevent the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza From Getting Even Worse?
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Can Biden's Visit to Israel Prevent the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza From Getting Even Worse?

Water supplies in Gaza are running low as Biden travels to Israel and Jordan

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Mark Leon Goldberg
Oct 17, 2023
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A tweet from the UN’s top humanitarian official

President Biden is en route to Israel to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu and demonstrate America’s commitment to Israeli security. This is surely welcome in Israel as a show of support after last week’s devastating terrorist attack. But the fact is, American commitment to Israeli security was never in question. Biden has a long track record of support for Israel. In just a few days, the US has mobilized arms shipments and sent two U.S. Navy carrier groups to the region in a show of force, clearly intended to deter any potential provocations from Iran.

Rather, if there is to be any meaningful outcome from Biden’s visit it will be whether or not he is able to prevail upon Netanyahu — and Egyptian President Sisi — to quell the humanitarian crisis currently imposed on some 2 million Gazans.

Time is running out for Gazans. Fuel and water reserves are running dangerously low, threatening to plunge Gaza into an epic humanitarian catastrophe. If c…

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