The White House is closely monitoring the situation after the 'vehicle explosion' incident at the US-Canada border that killed two people, a senior official told reporters on Wednesday (local time).
White House National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson has said the US is working hard to broker a deal between Israel, the US and Hamas to free hostages held in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting.
Israeli authorities said they have completed the distribution of hundreds of weapons to civilian standby security units in Sderot and other communities near the Gaza Strip.
Xi arrived in the US on Tuesday (local time) and the meeting, occurring at an undisclosed estate, marked the first encounter between the two leaders in a year and Xi's first visit to the US in six years.
"We have information that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad use some hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including al-Shifa, and tunnels underneath them to conceal and to support their military operations and to hold hostages," spokesperson John Kirby told reporters during a briefing.
Ahead of his key meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden has said that for him, the idea of a vsuccessful meeting is to get back on a normal course of corresponding, and being able to pick up the phone and talk to one another whenever there is a crisis, US-based
US President Joe Biden is set to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, CNN reported, citing senior US administration officials.
Only two Democrats and 93 Republicans voted against the bill. The legislation will now advance to the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has indicated swift consideration.
In a White House briefing, National Security Adviser Sullivan said that 3-year-old Abigail Edan, an American citizen and orphan of the October 7 Hamas terror attack, is among the hostages, as highlighted in President Biden's call with the Qatari emir.
During his visit, he will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and senior security and intelligence officials.
US President Joe Biden is set to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, CNN reported citing senior US administration officials.
As Israel is set to implement four-hour pauses in areas of northern Gaza each day, the White House has said that these pauses are in the right direction as Israel is fighting an enemy that is embedded in its civilian population.