The Biden administration has stopped short of calling for a ceasefire and Blinken sought to rally support against Hamas on stops to six Arab countries.
Blinken held talks in four of the five Arab states with diplomatic relations with Israel -- Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. / Photo: Reuters Archive
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday that both Israel and the rest of the world could"see with their own eyes" the robust US support - through two visits by Blinken, one by Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and the deployment of two US aircraft carriers to the Mediterranean. Blinken replied that the United States was"deeply committed to Israel's right - indeed, its obligation - to defend itself".The top US diplomat met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - a far-right leader who was often at odds with Biden before the attacks - as well as President Isaac Herzog, who holds a largely ceremonial role.
Blinken paid a lightning visit of solidarity to Israel on Thursday before touring six Arab countries. He returned on Monday, shuttling between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem by motorcade as air sirens warning of potential rocket strikes sent residents into shelters in the two cities.
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