Biden appears to mix up Ukraine and Gaza in meeting with Italian prime minister

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President Biden appeared to mix up Ukraine and Gaza while talking about the war-torn regions in a bilateral Oval Office meeting with Italy’s prime minister Friday.

"Today, I also, we're going to discuss the Middle East and yesterday's tragic and alarming event in north Gaza, trying to get humanitarian in there and the loss of life is heartbreaking," the president said, referring to the dozens killed there Thursday, when humanitarian aid trucks came under fire. He had previously mentioned passing legislation in support of Ukraine.

He continued on Gaza, "People are so desperate that innocent people got caught in a terrible war to feed their families. And you saw the response when they tried to get aid. And we need to do more. And the United States will do more in the coming days. We're going to join with our friends in Jordan and others in providing airdrops of, additional food and supplies into Ukraine and, seek to continue to open up other avenues in the Ukraine, including the possibility of a marine corridor, deliver large amounts of humanitarian assistance in addition to expanding deliveries by land."

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He added that the U.S. would "insist that Israel facilitate more trucks and more routes to