Noa Argamani is one of the four hostages rescued in a deadly IDF raid on June 8.
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations have stalled to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, and Israeli forces continue to launch incursions in the southern Gazan town of Rafah ahead of a possible large-scale invasion.
Officials from the United Nations and the Israel Defense Ministry met to work on addressing security issues impacting aid distribution in Gaza, a U.S. official told ABC News.
-ABC News' Shannon Crawford
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday addressed concerns that the United Nations could suspend humanitarian operations in Gaza as the conditions its workers face in the enclave have devolved from bad to worse.
"I can tell you this is an issue we have been intensely focused on," Miller said, adding that the State Department’s special envoy for Middle Eastern humanitarian issues has coordinated with the U.N. and Israeli entities to "try to figure out a way to allow U.N. workers to safely do their jobs."
Miller noted while some aid was flowing into Gaza through various points of entry and moving through the north, the U.S. had observed "over the past few weeks, a big backlog" at Kerem Shalom -- the border between Israel and southern Gaza -- due to a "breakdown in security on the ground." This was caused not by the Israel Defense Forces or Hamas, but by "random looting, and criminal gangs and criminal actors who are attacking trucks," Miller said.
Miller said U.N. aid workers will be provided with "personal protective equipment, radios and other communication devices so they can communicate with each other and safely move around Gaza."
Miller said, "Long term, we want to see a cease-fire and the reestablishment of Palestinian-led governance. And ultimately, we have ideas for providing security inside Gaza, providing governance and reconstruction -- all of these things that would go to a restoration of law and order. ... But that is a long term that in no way accounts for the here and now."
Miller also argued that the U.S. had a limited role it could play in increasing security for aid workers at this stage, saying it was ultimately an issue that Israel and the U.N. would have to address.
-ABC News’ Shannon Crawford
Over 10,000 people need to be evacuated from Gaza to receive medical care due to the deteriorating conditions at hospitals in Gaza, according to the World Health Organization.
Among them are five children -- four cancer patients and one child with second-degree burns -- who were transferred Monday from Al-Ahli Hospital to Nasser Medical Complex, where they will stay for treatment until they’re able to leave Gaza, the WHO said.
Israel’s top court has ruled the state must draft the ultra-Orthodox into the Israel Defense Forces.
The move is a blow to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said, "Draft exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox are illegal. The defense minister must uphold the law and issue conscription orders to tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox youth who have so far evaded military service."
