Lloyd Austin wants to underline America’s ‘unwavering support’ for the people of Israel.
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin has arrived in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv to meet with senior government leaders and see first-hand some of the US weapons and security assistance that Washington rapidly delivered to Israel in the first week of its war with the militant Hamas group.His quick trip from Brussels, where he was attending a Nato defence ministers’ meeting, comes a day after US secretary of state Antony Blinken arrived in the region on Thursday.
Gaza’s Hamas rulers responded by calling on Palestinians to “remain steadfast in your homes and to stand firm” against Israel. Mr Austin has spoken almost every day with Mr Gallant, and directed the rapid shift of US ships, intelligence support and other assets to Israel and the region. A day after visiting Israel to offer the Biden administration’s diplomatic support in person, Mr Blinken is in Jordan on Friday for talks with Jordanian King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who has a home in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
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