The United States has reportedly dispatched a group of technological specialists to Israel to help with hostage retrieval.
According to Sky news reports quoting US military sources, the team is there to assist and advise the Israelis on how to release hostages.
Hamas terrorists had kidnapped over 100 hostages after the surprise attack on Israel on Saturday.
In a statement, President Joe Biden said that he believes Americans are likely among some of those kidnapped and taken to Gaza.
He added: “I have directed my team to work with their Israeli counterparts on every aspect of the hostage crisis, including sharing intelligence and deploying experts from across the United States government to consult with and advise Israeli counterparts on hostage recovery efforts.”
In addition to providing help to extract the hostages, the US reportedly are attempting to coordinate with other countries on a plan to offer safe passage out of Gaza for civilians.
Palestinian civilians and Americans in Gaza would escape through a southern corridor leading into Egypt under the plan being considered, NBC reports.
With Israel preparing for a potential ground incursion into Gaza, civilians who have no connection to Hamas are in danger of being left homeless or killed in the fighting.
Mr Biden urged Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to minimise civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip as Israel sets out to destroy Hamas.