The White House has differentiated between the victims of Russia's aggressive war in Ukraine and Israel’s military operation against the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza.

Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader,  has scheduled the first procedural vote on an additional US$106 billion aid package proposed by President Joe Biden for Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific region, and for humanitarian purposes in Gaza. 

More than half of Americans support providing additional financial and military assistance to Ukraine.

The US Senate has planned to consider a joint package of bills, which includes aid to Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and strengthening of the border, after Thanksgiving, which is celebrated on 23 November in the United States.

The European Union has reiterated its call for an immediate pause in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and also called on Hamas to release hostages.

US President Joe Biden said that he had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a pause in hostilities in the Gaza Strip during a telephone conversation on Monday.

The US presidential administration is pressuring Israel to reduce the number of airstrikes in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The US and Israel are exploring several options for the future of Gaza after Israeli forces succeed in ousting Hamas. 

US State Secretary Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will try to convince US congressmen on Tuesday.

The German Foreign Ministry has called the anti-Semitic riots that took place in Russia's Dagestan unacceptable. 

The European Commission has strongly condemned the anti-Semitic rally at the airport in the city of Makhachkala, Russia

The mother of German citizen Shani Louk, whom Hamas took prisoner, has said she has received information from the Israeli military on her daughter's death.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said that German residents should start getting used to the idea that there is a danger of war in Europe.

Senate Republicans are seeking to amend the Biden administration's request for US$106 billion in emergency funds to aid Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and manage the flow of migrants at the US border.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the board of European Commissioners gathered in Brussels on Tuesday, 24 October, assuring them that Ukraine has fulfilled all the recommendations of the European Commission and is ready to start negotiations on joining the European Union.

Elina Valtonen, Finnish Foreign Minister, has stated that Ukraine will be one of the core subjects of discussion among EU ministers, although the situation in Israel and Gaza is the leading topic.

The EU is monitoring the situation in Ukraine even more closely given Russian President Vladimir Putin's apparent joy over the events in the Middle East. 

Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, has warned of the threat of further expansion of the conflict in the Middle East against the background of the confrontation between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. 

The US Department of Defense plans to send back two Iron Dome missile defence systems previously purchased from Israel so that it can defend itself against missiles.

On Thursday 19 October, the Israeli Defence Ministry announced that they have received a batch of armoured vehicles from the United States, which will replace the one damaged as a result of hostilities against the Hamas group, which began on 7 October.

Olaf Scholz, chancellor of Germany, has expressed his indignation and called utter shamelessness the claims of Valdimir Putin, President of Russia, that the war in the Middle East may lead to casualties among civilians.

The German federal government will prioritise arms exports to Israel, and commercial requests from companies will be processed and approved first.

The Pentagon has answered questions about the fact that the United States is not imposing conditions on Israel regarding the use of American weapons, while certain conditions have been placed on Ukraine. 

Before leaving for Israel, Olaf Scholz, the Chancellor of Germany, warned the authorities of Iran, as well as the Lebanese radical movement Hezbollah, supported by Tehran, against intervening in the conflict.

Annalena Baerbock, German Minister of Foreign Affairs, has promised Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova further support in the fight against Russia, despite the crisis in the Middle East.

The UN Security Council has rejected a resolution proposed by Russia calling for a truce between Israel and the Hamas group without condemning the latter's methods.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has said that the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not distract the world's attention from the war in Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden has stated that the United States is able to provide support to both Ukraine and Israel at the same time while maintaining an international level of defence capability.

The European Commission has supported the UN's call and stated that it is ready to support efforts to organise humanitarian corridors to the Gaza Strip, where the humanitarian situation is dire due to the Israeli blockade.