US President Joe Biden will announce in his "State of the Nation" speech that he has directed the US military to carry out an "emergency mission" The move will include the activity of American soldiers on US military vessels, but will not include their presence on the shores of Gaza. This is the most significant move the US has made in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war.

It testifies to the administration's grave fear of a humanitarian crisis and starvation that will lead to the death of thousands of Palestinian citizens.