Israel has assured the Biden administration that it has no plans to forcibly displace Palestinians from northern Gaza or starve the civilian population there, according to an official letter obtained by Walla! on Wednesday. However, senior Biden administration officials remain concerned that Israel will not allow tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians who fled northern Gaza to return. The Israeli letter was sent in response to an ultimatum issued by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The deadline for the ultimatum expired last Wednesday.