United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has announced that President Joe Biden will travel to Israel this week, where he will:.Reaffirm American solidarity to Israeli securityReaffirm that Israel has the right to self defense against HamasHear from Israel on what it needs to defense itself and work with Congress to meet those needsCoordinate closely with Israeli partners to secure release of hostages taken by HamasReceive a brief on Israeli war aims and strategies (likely in relation to Gaza ground assault).Blinken reiterated that two American carrier groups have been deployed to the region as a deterrent to "state and non-state actors," which is a reference to Hezbollah and Iran..He also said that the United States and Israel have agreed to a plan to coordinate humanitarian aid to Gazan civilians.
United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has announced that President Joe Biden will travel to Israel this week, where he will:.Reaffirm American solidarity to Israeli securityReaffirm that Israel has the right to self defense against HamasHear from Israel on what it needs to defense itself and work with Congress to meet those needsCoordinate closely with Israeli partners to secure release of hostages taken by HamasReceive a brief on Israeli war aims and strategies (likely in relation to Gaza ground assault).Blinken reiterated that two American carrier groups have been deployed to the region as a deterrent to "state and non-state actors," which is a reference to Hezbollah and Iran..He also said that the United States and Israel have agreed to a plan to coordinate humanitarian aid to Gazan civilians.