US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has met to discuss shifting “to a different phase” of the Israel-Hamas conflict with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, a White House official has said.

According to AFP, the meeting provided an opportunity to talk about steps to improve the humanitarian situation in conflict-torn Gaza and minimise harm to civilians, according to the official, who did not wish to be named.

It was also meant as a chance to speak on “the transition to a different phase of the conflict to maximise focus on high-value Hamas targets,” the official said, referring to the Palestinian group.

The discussion comes after the UN Security Council agreed last week to a watered-down resolution calling for aid to be delivered to the Gaza Strip “at scale.”

The Tuesday meeting additionally provided a chance for Israel and the United States to talk about the eventual “governance and security in Gaza, a political horizon for the Palestinian people, and continued work on normalization and integration,” the White House official said.