U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced today that President Joe Biden will visit Israel Wednesday (tomorrow) for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to make clear Israel has the right to defend itself.
Biden will reaffirm solidarity with Israel as it prepares for a ground offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza, Blinken said after lengthy talks with Netanyahu.
The unprecedented visit, the first by a U.S. president while Israel is actively at war, will also be aimed at discouraging Iran and Hezbollah from joining the fighting.
Blinken said that Biden while in Israel will “reaffirm U.S. solidarity to Israel and commitment to its security, assess the country’s needs amid the ongoing war against Hamas, and “underscore their clear message” that no actor should “try to take advantage of this crisis to attack Israel.
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