Humanitarian aid deal: President Joe Biden will visit Israel tomorrow and keep pressing for a humanitarian aid deal. The U.S. has been attempting to broker a deal with Israel that establishes "safe zones" in southern Gaza as well as the passage of humanitarian aid through the territory's borders. Last week, the region's main power plant ran out of fuel; hospitals, which have been relying on generators, report that they will be running out of fuel within the next 24 hours unless reserves are replenished. Gazan authorities say that after roughly 1 million people were told by the Israeli military to flee south due to a coming ground invasion in the north, the south has been hit by numerous airstrikes.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered 2,000 troops to deploy to Israel, where they will reportedly be used not in combat but "to provide advice and medical support to Israeli forces," per an unnamed Pentagon official speaking to The New York Times.
