The working meeting was the first of its kind to be held, the ministry said, adding that it occurred symbolically during the week of Holocaust Remembrance Day.

CEO of the American Jewish Committee, Ted Deutsch, wrote on X, “President Biden should not take steps that could impair Israel’s ability to prevent Hamas from attacking it again and again."

In March, Cyprus opened a sea corridor to ship aid directly to Gaza, where deliveries via land have been severely disrupted.

The report is due in "the coming days".

Biden told CNN that civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of US bombs and other ways Israel goes after population centers. 

During the performance of Eden Golan's song "Hurricane", spectators in the audience booed in contempt, and some even left the hall.

The RJC previously worked to oust Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King, who had a history of condoning white supremacists. He lost his primary in 2020.

The list consists of both Jews and non-Jews, of American-born women, American immigrants and Americans who have made aliyah.