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Protesters gather outside the White House for State of the Union address, demanding Gaza ceasefire

Protesters have gathered outside the White House in Washington, DC, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, as they mark US President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Advocacy group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), has said that the speech is Biden’s “best and perhaps last chance” to announce concrete steps the US is taking to curb Israel’s war on Gaza.

Israel welcomes the inauguration of the maritime corridor from Cyprus to the Gaza Strip. The Cypriot initiative will allow the increase of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, after security checks are carried out in accordance with Israeli standards.

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Temporary pier ‘not a solution’, International Rescue Committee says

“Palestinians in Gaza need a sustained ceasefire and they need it now,” the International Rescue Committee (IRC) told Al Jazeera in a statement. “A temporary pier that could take weeks to construct or airdrops is not a solution,” the organisation said, referring to a US plan to build a temporary port off Gaza’s coast.

The global humanitarian agency called on the United States to “use its influence to ensure that Israel lifts its siege of Gaza, reopens its crossings, including the Karni [Al-Muntar] and Erez [Beit Hanoon] crossings in the north, and allow the safe and unimpeded movement of humanitarian workers and aid – including fuel, food, and medical supplies”.