David Satterfield, a retired ambassador who President Joe Biden appointed as a particular Middle East envoy on humanitarian points targeted on the Israel-Hamas battle, will go away his publish within the coming weeks, in accordance with a supply conversant in his plans and a U.S. official.
The departure is placing amid Israel’s ongoing U.S.-backed offensive in Gaza, which it launched in opposition to Hamas — the Gaza-based Palestinian militant group — following a shock Oct. 7 assault inside Israel. The United Nations and support teams warn Gaza faces famine and the quantity of humanitarian help flowing into the territory is deeply inadequate given restrictions imposed by Israel and Egypt.
Spokespeople for the State Department — the place Satterfield was serving — didn’t instantly reply to a HuffPost request for remark.