Israel-Hamas conflict: Joe Biden lands at Tel Aviv airport, Netayanhu receives him

As the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict entered its 12th consecutive day, US President Joe Biden has now landed in Tel Aviv to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to extend his support to its Middle Eastern ally on Wednesday.

US President Joe Biden arrives in Israel

PM Netanyahu himself reached the airport to receive Joe Biden today.

US President Joe Biden arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel amid Israel-Hamas conflict.

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His visit comes amid the deadly Gaza hospital attack which claimed the lives of hundreds present in and near the premises.

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday departed for Israel from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland and ahead of the US President’s official visit to war-torn Israel, the security measure has been significantly strengthened here in the national capital on Wednesday.

#WATCH | US President Joe Biden arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel amid Israel-Hamas conflict.

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To ensure Biden’s safety, several roads have been closed and security personnel have been deployed in the city.

USNSC on Biden’s visit

Earlier today, US National Security Council (NSC) coordinator for strategic communications, John Kirby, said that President Joe Biden, on his visit to Israel, will call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure there is no further escalation in the ongoing war with terror group Hamas.

“When he talks to PM Netanyahu, he’ll be asking some tough questions, as a true friend of Israel. He’s also going to make it clear that we continue to want to see this conflict not expand, not deepen…He will address the humanitarian situation in Gaza, making it clear, that we want to see humanitarian assistance flow in,” Kirby said.

Sharing further details of the President’s visit to Israel, he said that Biden and PM Netanyahu will have a “very small, restricted,” bilateral meeting, adding that the former will also engage with some families that lost their loved ones in the Hamas terror attacks.