Antony Blinken
“We’re providing everything we possibly can to Israel to help them,” said the U.S. secretary of state during congressional testimony.
“We reject the prosecutor’s equivalence of Israel with Hamas. It is shameful,” said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The secretary of state reiterated the Biden administration’s opposition to a full-scale ground invasion of Rafah.
The secretary told “NBC News” that IDF troops in Gaza face an “incredibly complex military environment.”
Hamas terrorists destroyed the border crossing during their Oct. 7 massacre in Israel.
The prime minister reiterates that a “permanent ceasefire” will not happen before Hamas is destroyed in Gaza.
The top U.S. diplomat told Israel’s president earlier in the day that Hamas is solely responsible for the lack of an agreement.
The top American diplomat on Monday in Riyadh urged Hamas to accept Jerusalem’s “extraordinarily generous” truce offer.
The only issue for Riyadh is the timing of the announcement, which could come as early as the next few weeks or after the U.S. presidential election.
The secretary will reportedly tour Kibbutz Be’er and the Kerem Shalom Crossing to the Gaza Strip.
“Hopefully the discussions can lead into a process towards reconciliation and peace,” the president of the World Economic Forum said.
“This will have no impact on our support for Israel’s ability to defend itself against Hamas, Iran, Hezbollah or other threats,” the U.S. secretary of state wrote to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
