The White House faced significant backlash after mistakenly posting a photograph of President Biden with U.S. troops in Israel, failing to obscure the soldiers' identities.
The financial aid goes toward Ukraine's government services, including payment of salaries, backing small businesses, supporting farmers, and offering other forms of economic sustenance.
Jawad Abu Shmala, the finance minister for Hamas, and Zakaria Abu Maamar, a member of Hamas' political bureau, are the two prominent figures who lost their lives in the strikes.
In a significant escalation, Israel has declared a "complete siege" on the Gaza Strip, following a series of deadly attacks by Hamas across the nation over the weekend.
