Palestinian Authority present, Israel not invited
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken “made clear that Palestinians must not be forcibly displaced,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said after their meeting.
The two met for about an hour but did not address the media.
Saleh al-Arouri, deputy to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, is among a group of leaders singled out by Israeli officials who have vowed to destroy Hamas in retaliation for the deadly Oct. 7 attack.
Here's who's planning to attend.
Hamas critique removed from Palestinians' Abbas comments on Israel attack
At a Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in Washington, Biden said that these “innocent Palestinians are being used as human shields.”