"The IDF has concluded an initial review of the unfortunate incident where Gazan civilians were trampled to death and injured as they charged to the aid convoy," IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says.
Gantz's people are handling the visit independently vis-à-vis the Biden administration, his office said. The minister is expected to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
The air force and artillery hit about 50 targets within six minutes, it said, in a bid to "intensify operational achievements in the area."
A senior Hamas official reportedly says Cairo talks will be last before Ramadan, promising 'escalations' beyond Gaza unless agreement is reached.
A senior Egyptian official said mediators Egypt and Qatar are expected to receive a response from Hamas during the Cairo talks scheduled to start Sunday.
The force's platoon commander and 13 additional soldiers were injured, four of them in critical condition.
The exemptions granted to the ultra-Orthodox have been a longstanding source of friction with more secular citizens now stoked by the country's costly mobilization for the Gaza War.
The US defense secretary told a House committee that Israel had killed more than 25,000 Palestinian women and children, citing a number that came from Hamas-controlled Gaza health authorities.
The incident, which Hamas says resulted in more than 100 killed, happened in the early morning. Some 30 trucks with humanitarian aid encountered a Palestinian mob that tried to loot the supplies.
"We mourn the loss of innocent life and recognize the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, where innocent Palestinians are just trying to feed their families," a White House National Security Council spokesperson says in a statement.
