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The Israel Defense Forces have since pushed into Gaza City but failed to kill the group\u2019s most senior leaders. Israel\u2019s government has since been preparing to invade Rafah, a major city in Gaza\u2019s south, where Hamas battalions have migrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost half of Gaza\u2019s population has fled to Rafah since the war began. Many civilians have already escaped conflict more than once, the official said. An invasion would force them to do so again, and risk further civilian casualties. The Gaza Health Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/03\/02\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-deaths.html?partner=slack&#038;smid=sl-share\" target=\"_blank\">estimates more than 32,000 Palestinians have died during the war<\/a>, roughly two-thirds of whom are women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafah sits near the Egyptian border and is the largest entry point for humanitarian support into Gaza. An invasion would risk Jerusalem\u2019s relationship with Cairo, the official said, while also choking the flow of aid when it needs to widen, the official said. President Joe Biden said this month that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2024\/03\/08\/biden-outlines-military-plans-to-build-port-in-gaza-for-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\">the U.S. would build a pier on Gaza\u2019s coast<\/a> to allow in more assistance. Six ships with personnel will arrive within the next few weeks and start construction, the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe amount of humanitarian aid [in Gaza] is far too low,\u201d Austin said in a short press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday\u2019s meeting follows a public spat between the U.S. and Israel earlier this week. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled a group of senior advisors who also planned to soon visit Washington, after the U.S. abstained from a non-binding UN resolution urging a ceasefire. America had previously vetoed such resolutions, though a spokesman for the National Security Council insisted on Monday that there was no change in U.S. policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu this week also recalled Israel\u2019s negotiators from Doha, Qatar, who were trying to make a deal for the release of hostages still held by Hamas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gallant nonetheless traveled with a list of weapons his country wants from Washington. The administration still supports such aid, which the American defense official said has \u201cflowed more rapidly than ever\u201d since last October, and isn\u2019t weighing any restrictions on how Israel will use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly before Gallant\u2019s visit, Israel submitted assurances to the U.S. that it would comply with human rights laws as required under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2024\/02\/09\/biden-doesnt-plan-to-stop-israel-aid-after-human-rights-order\/#:~:text=The%20executive%20memorandum%20requires%20any,under%20existing%20human%20rights%20laws.\" target=\"_blank\">an executive memorandum Biden signed in February<\/a> after growing pressure from Democrats in Congress. The memorandum references U.S. laws that cut off security assistance to military units that violate human rights or to countries that block U.S. humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former administration officials and many Democratic lawmakers say multiple administrations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2024\/02\/09\/biden-doesnt-plan-to-stop-israel-aid-after-human-rights-order\/#:~:text=The%20executive%20memorandum%20requires%20any,under%20existing%20human%20rights%20laws.\" target=\"_blank\">have not held Israel to these standards<\/a>, despite credible reports of human rights abuses and the Israeli restrictions on aid trucks into Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to see how the Biden administration could with a straight face conclude that the Netanyahu government has provided credible and reliable assurances that it will facilitate and not arbitrarily restrict humanitarian assistance to Gaza when at this very moment they\u2019re doing that,\u201d Sen. 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