Israel-Hamas war news Highlights: US Navy intercepts 3 missiles fired from Yemen

An Israeli army soldier adjusts the tip to a 155mm artillery shell near a self-propelled howitzer deployed at a position near the border with Lebanon.

Israel-Hamas war news Highlights: The Russian foreign minister on Thursday said that they have sent 27 tons of humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip to be transported from Egypt. United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday arrived in Israel to discuss the country's war with Hamas. Sunak's visit comes a day after Biden visited Tel Aviv.

During his visit, Biden underscored the United States’ unwavering support for Israel in the face of Hamas’s terrorism. Biden also underlined that vast majority of Palestinians do not support Hamas and that the militant organisation was not their representative. He also announced a $100 million aid for humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank. The US president also announced that Egypt has agreed to open up the Rafah crossing to allow in up to 20 trucks of aid into Gaza. The development was confirmed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in a statement.

The US president traveled to Tel Aviv on a rapid visit to offer his country's support in the aftermath of the October 7 attack on Israeli villages and military bases by Hamas gunmen who killed close to 1,400 people and took about 200 hostages.

Meanwhile, Israel has strongly denied any involvement in the blast at a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday, which killed over 500 people. The Israel Defense Forces said the blast was caused by a misfired Palestinian militant rocket. The White House has also backed Israel's claim saying that US intelligence shows that Tel Aviv was not to blame for the strike.

Here are some key points about the Israel- Hamas war:

• The war between Israel and the Hamas militants entered its 13th day on Thursday.
• Tel Aviv has stationed its forces along the Gaza border, carrying out drills for a possible ground invasion to pursue Hamas militants.
• The war has claimed over 4,000 lives since it began last Saturday. These include around 1,400 Israelis and 2,750 Palestinians.
• Israel has put the Gaza Strip under a total blockade and has pounded it with unprecedented air strikes.
• Concerns have been mounting globally about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Gaza Strip and fears that the war could metastasize into a broader regional conflict.