President Joe Bidens recent trip to Israel was a diplomatic mission to show support for Israel while also balancing humanitarian needs and growing concerns over the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. During his visit, Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials to discuss the situation on the ground and to offer support to Israelis and humanitarian assistance to suffering Palestinians. Bidens team has been pressing Israel and Egypt to allow food, water, and medicine into Gaza and to let civilians out. Biden also urged Israel to use restraint in its response to Hamas attacks and warned against occupying Gaza. The high-stakes diplomacy while on the ground was closely watched as Israel prepared its latest response to the Hamas attacks. Bidens visit came after an explosion that killed hundreds in a Gaza Strip hospital, and the White House said the current US assessment is that Israel was not responsible for the blast. Bidens trip was meant to show solidarity with the United States closest allies and to deter rogue actors in the region from opening up a second front in the war.