The US president will meet Benjamin Netanyahu and then Arab leaders amid fears the conflict could spiral into a regional one
October 17, 2023 1:23 amUS President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bid to show solidarity with Israel as it prepares for a large offensive against Hamas.
Mr Biden will make clear Israel has the right to defend itself when he meets Mr Netanyahu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said as he confirmed the trip would take place. He will also visit Jordan where he will meet Arab leaders including King Abdullah, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
“We’ve been crystal clear about the need for humanitarian aid to be able to continue to flow into Gaza. That has been a consistent call by President Biden and certainly by this entire administration,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. It comes as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip grows more dire and as Israel prepares for a possible ground attack on the territory to root out Hamas militants responsible for what US and Israeli officials say was the most lethal assault against Jews since the Holocaust.Officials have said they would ask Congress for upward of $2bn in additional aid for both Israel and Ukraine, which is fighting Russia’s invasion.
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