"The President will reaffirm the United States' solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security," said Blinken. "President Biden will again make clear, as he's done unequivocally since Hamas's slaughter of more than 1,400 people, including at least 30 Americans, that Israel has the right and indeed the duty to defend its people." 

Blinken's announcement was a product of his marathon meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet in Tel Aviv. Blinken outlined five items on Biden's agenda during his discussions with Israel. Biden seeks to: 

Ask Israel what it needs from the United States to defend itself. In recent times, the US government has redistributing more than $3 billion in American wealth to Israel every year. When factoring in income and purchasing power, Israel is the 34th-richest country in the world. 

Communicate to both state and non-state actors that they shouldn't seek to take advantage of the crisis to attack Israel. No such public warning about opportunistic attacks was given to Israel, which last week bombed Syria's two main international airports in Damascus and Aleppo.

Coordinate on efforts to achieve the release of hostages taken by Hamas. The group claims to have between 200 and 250 hostages, which could include some 20 Americans. On Monday, Hamas released its first hostage video.

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Hear how Israel intends to minimize civilian casualties and allow the flow of humanitarian assistance. Gaza is home to more than 2 million people, and the international community is growing increasingly wary of a humanitarian disaster after Israel cut off the territory's food, water, electricity and medicine supply.