Gaza Strip US Biden administration aims to bring in aid supplies by sea. Palestinian health authorities say 20 people have already died from malnutrition and other causes.
Meanwhile, ongoing negotiations aiming at a cessation of fighting have been suspended. It is difficult to reach an agreement before the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, which begins around the 10th of this month. If the fighting continues during Ramadan, it is expected that the Houthis and the Lebanese Shiite Muslim organization Hezbollah will step up their offensives. There are concerns that tensions will spread throughout the Middle East.