US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel Thursday to pledge that the United States will never falter from its support for Israel as he condemned Hamas’ “litany of brutality and inhumanity” as evoking “the worst of ISIS.”
“The message that I bring to Israel is this: you may be strong enough on your own to defend yourself, but as long as America exists, you will never, ever have to,” Blinken said in remarks alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv. “We will always be there by your side.”
The White House said Thursday that a “handful” of the 14 missing Americans are believed to be held hostage. At least 27 Americans have died as a result of the Hamas attacks, they said. While on the ground in Israel, the top US diplomat met with the families of Americans killed or taken hostage by Hamas, and vowed that “we’re doing everything we can to secure the release of the hostages, working closely with our Israeli partners.
The US been “adamant” with other nations about the need to unequivocally condemn Hamas’ attacks, the top US diplomat said. “No country can or would tolerate the slaughter of its citizens or simply return to the conditions that allowed it to take place. Israel has the right, indeed the obligation, to defend itself and to ensure that this never happens again,” Blinken said.
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