"Evacuations underway in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war prompts humanitarian concerns"

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Tel Aviv and Amman to discuss efforts to safeguard U.S. citizens, secure the release of hostages, increase aid entering Gaza, and prevent the conflict from spreading. President Joe Biden calls for a humanitarian "pause" in the Israel-Hamas war to get prisoners out. Biden also emphasizes the need to step up the flow of critical humanitarian assistance into Gaza. The Biden administration announces the first-ever U.S. national strategy to counter Islamophobia. Evacuations begin in Gaza as the Rafah border crossing into Egypt opens, allowing foreign nationals and some U.S. citizens to leave. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns of a "difficult" and "long war" against Hamas.