Exclusive: Top Biden Aid Official For Gaza Will Soon Leave Post

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, speaks with David Satterfield, right, director of Rice University's Baker Institute, during the Shell Distinguished Lecture Series at Rice University Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, speaks with David Satterfield, proper, director of Rice University’s Baker Institute, in the course of the Shell Distinguished Lecture Series at Rice University Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
through Associated Press

David Satterfield, a retired ambassador who President Joe Biden appointed as a particular Middle East envoy on humanitarian points centered on the Israel-Hamas conflict, will depart his submit within the coming weeks, in response to a supply conversant in his plans and a U.S. official.

The departure is placing amid Israel’s ongoing U.S.-backed offensive in Gaza, which it launched towards Hamas — the Gaza-based Palestinian militant group — following a shock Oct. 7 assault inside Israel. The United Nations and support teams warn Gaza faces famine and the quantity of humanitarian help flowing into the territory is deeply inadequate given restrictions imposed by Israel and Egypt.

Spokespeople for the State Department — the place Satterfield is serving — didn’t instantly reply to a HuffPost request for remark.

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