we can see the US President Joe Biden. Now he's come out of his plane. He's deplaning and he's meeting the leaders who have come there to welcome him. We also know that the Israeli president is there at the airport to welcome the US President Joe Biden in Israel's Tel Aviv. So, as you can see, these are the live visuals that we are getting straight from Tel Aviv in Israel, the US president meeting the leaders there Celia Mendoza from Voice of America, joining us live on the broadcast from Israel. Now, Celia, tell us the leaders who Joe Biden is meeting right now. And who are the leaders he'll be meeting over the course of his visit. Uh, we see here that the president, um, Isa Haro, uh, who is meeting him right there? Um and it looks like from behind, I can see it will be, uh, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who embraced him, Um, a as he walked out of, uh, the plane. Um and we know that it is, um uh, different, um, members of the embassy of the United States. Uh, who are there? Yes, definitely. That's, uh, Benjamin Netanyahu. As you can see, they're holding hands. And this is a very important moment for the leader of Israel. As he's facing a lot of criticism here in the country over the past few days, we know that it's at least 100 and 99 people that are detained, uh, actually, they're kidnapped and whole, um, hostages. Uh, that, um has, um, Hamas has in Gaza. Um, and that's something that has been a big, uh, question by families here in Israel. Um, and we can see that now that security is taking, um, the president into the murder Cade, they will make their way to, uh, T, um, to this area in Tel Aviv where, uh, it will be at the, uh, hotel David K. See where, um, the security is ready for his arrival. Um, it's important for the president, and it is very, um, notable. The Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu was waiting for him, and he is the first person that he embraced. Uh, this is, uh, a moment that will be marked from history as, uh, the war continues here in, um, Israel, uh, against Hamas. And but it has, um, given a high death toll of civilians and and Gaza. And and that is again, what we were just mentioning is a very delicate line that he is going to be now moving forward with, uh, one is to send a message that first, um, they're with Israel. Second, they are also, um, supporting, uh, militarily and, uh, with other countries. Uh, the war against Hamas and the US president has has made a big difference between, um, Hamas and the civilian population of Gaza, the Palestinian people. That's why it was in the interest of the White House to meet with the President, Mahmoud Abbas. Um, the challenge will be to also send a message that they want the protection of the civilian population, that they want to, uh, move forward with the possibility of a cease fire. And also, um, try to make sure the other actors And he said that since the beginning of this conflict, um, the US wants to send the message the any actor that will think or see an opportunity, an opening to act against Israel. Uh, the US will be ready to respond as well, and we have seen it over the past few days where, um, Hezbollah has been active on the northern, uh, border between the Israel and, um, Lebanon. Uh, so all of this, uh uh, play part in what is happening. The cancellation of the meeting in Jordan definitely, uh, changes, uh, the game plan for the US. And he had about 10 hours in his life to be able to strategize with his team. And we will hear him when he talks today from this hotel in which I'm standing, um, after his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and before he goes back to the United States, Um, in the middle of what it is, um, it plays an active war.
