With President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden meeting in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 13, there has been a lot of talk about the peaceful transition of power. In addition, the two leaders will discuss foreign policy.
Those conversations come as the Biden administration announced on Tuesday, Nov. 12, there will be no significant policy shift toward Israel. The U.S had imposed a 30-day deadline for Israeli improvement of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
At a briefing, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said there have been improvements in delivery routes within Gaza, as well as resumption in aid to the north including Gaza and Jubalia.
He said at this time the United States has not made the assessment that the Israelis are in violation of U.S. law but that the administration will continue to watch how the steps are implemented.
Those demands were specified in a letter from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, dated Oct. 13. It mandated that Israel allow at least 350 trucks per day of aid to enter the Gaza Strip.
However, humanitarian aid groups have complained that Israel has not made significant progress in assisting Palestinian refugees and that only about 30 or so trucks are getting through each day.
The Biden administration maintains its support for Israel is ironclad ever since the militant group Hamas attacked Israel in October of 2023.
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