19 Oct 2023

Biden visits Israel on high-stakes trip

From Morning Report, 7:15 am on 19 October 2023

US President Joe Biden is in Israel on an extraordinary high-stakes trip as the region is gripped by violence in the aftermath of Hamas' attacks and Israel's subsequent response.

Israel has vowed to wipe out Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza, in response to the October 7 terrorist attacks that killed 1,400 people.

Nearly 3,500 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials.

Correspondent Sarah Coates spoke to Morning Report.