The visits by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the U.S. top diplomat, came as Israel escalated its war against Hamas militants in retaliation for their shocking and brutal rampage last weekend.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevi in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 13, 2023. / Handout/Anadolu via Getty ImageDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin assured Israel that "we have your back" as he and America’s top diplomat met Friday with Israeli and Arab leaders. But there was no indication the U.S.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives statements to the media inside The Kirya, which houses the Israeli Defence Ministry, after their meeting in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2023. (Photo by JAsked about the likelihood of civilian casualties in Gaza, Austin said Israel has the right to defend itself and added that he has worked with Israeli forces over the years when he was in the military.
King Abdullah warned Blinken of "any attempt to forcibly displace the Palestinians from all the Palestinian Territories or to cause their internal displacement, calling for preventing a spillover of the crisis into neighboring countries and the exacerbation of the refugee issue," Jordan's government said in a statement.
Austin, meanwhile, saw firsthand some of the weapons and security assistance that Washington rapidly delivered to Israel after it was attacked. A senior defense official said the U.S. has already given Israel small diameter bombs as well as interceptor missiles for its Iron Dome air defense system and more will be delivered.
President Joe Biden told CBS’ "60 Minutes" that he would speak Friday to families of U.S. hostages held by Hamas.
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