Britain to work with U.S. in creating a maritime corridor for aid deliveries to Gaza
David Cameron, Britain's foreign secretary, has said his country will work with the United States and others to create a maritime corridor for the delivery of aid to Gaza, following Biden's announcement of a temporary port last night.
"People in Gaza are in desperate humanitarian need," Cameron wrote on X this morning. "Alongside the US, the U.K. and partners have announced we will open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to Gaza."
Cameron, a former British prime minister who unexpectedly returned to government last year, added: "We continue to urge Israel to allow more trucks into Gaza as the fastest way to get aid to those who need it."
U.S. shoots down Houthi missiles and drones in Yemen
The U.S. Central Command shot down four Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles and a drone in Yemen yesterday afternoon, it said in a post on X.
It also shot down three more drones launched toward the Gulf of Aden, it said, adding the strikes were taken to "protect freedom of navigation."
The Iran-backed militants have been hurling missiles and drones at ships passing through the Red Sea since the war began Oct. 7. On Wednesday, three people were killed from such attacks on a merchant ship.
Hostages' families at Biden's speech given some hope that a deal may still be in the cards
Families of American hostages at last night's State of the Union speech as guests of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told NBC News that they were given some hope by national security adviser Jake Sullivan that hostage talks are not completely over.
CIA Director William Burns is in the region, including Egypt and Doha, even though there are no four-way talks for a new cease-fire agreement. A person familiar with his plans says he is not going to Israel, as some Israeli media have reported.
The U.S. has been pushing Hamas and Israel to reach a deal by the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan next week.
Inside the mission to airdrop desperately needed aid into Gaza
With the humanitarian crisis worsening in Gaza and some people close to starvation, NBC News joined a Jordanian air force mission to drop food aid by air.
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