US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the situation in the Gaza Strip is "simply unacceptable" and Israel must "maximise every possible means and every possible method to get aid to those who need it".
On Wednesday (NZ time), Blinken is sitting down with Israeli war cabinet member, Benny Gantz to discuss the ongoing war in Gaza.
Gantz is the chairman of Israel's National Unity Party and a political opponent of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
His visit to Washington is taking place against Netanyahu's wishes, who has called on the Israeli embassy and ambassador to boycott Gantz's meetings in the US.
It comes as the Biden administration has seemed to take a tougher rhetorical stance on Israel.
CNN State Department Reporter Jennifer Hansler spoke to Corin Dann.
