{"id":9921,"date":"2023-10-11T01:47:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T01:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/11\/blinken-to-visit-israel-to-meet-with-officials-in-show-of-support-after-hamas-attack\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T01:47:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T01:47:37","slug":"blinken-to-visit-israel-to-meet-with-officials-in-show-of-support-after-hamas-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/11\/blinken-to-visit-israel-to-meet-with-officials-in-show-of-support-after-hamas-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken to visit Israel to meet with officials in show of support after Hamas attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"speakable\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel Wednesday to express solidarity in a show of support for the country as it continues to battle Hamas terrorist fighters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Blinken will meet with senior Israeli officials and \u2018reiterate his condolences for the victims of the terrorist attacks against Israel and condemn those attacks in the strongest terms,\u2019 a statement from his office said Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u202fThe Secretary will also reaffirm the United States\u2019 solidarity with the government and people of Israel,\u2019 the statement said. \u2018\u202fHe will also discuss measures to bolster Israel\u2019s security and underscore the United States\u2019 unwavering support for Israel\u2019s right to defend itself.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Blinken wrote on social media that he, \u2018engage with our Israeli partners directly about the situation on the ground and to discuss ways we can continue to support them in the fight against these terrorist attacks.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our support for Israel remains unwavering,\u2019 he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day in an address to the nation, President Biden condemned the \u2018abhorrent\u2019 attacks by Hamas and pledged to support Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel. We stand with Israel. And we will make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself and respond to this attack,\u2019 Biden said from the White House.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,000 Israelis have been killed since Saturday, when Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack by land, sea and air in southern Israel. Hamas also captured dozens of hostages and killed hundreds of civilians, including children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media fn-video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"m video-player\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Israel has launched a counteroffensive and bombarded the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by Hamas, with airstrikes in what many believe will precede a ground operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to military aid, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Sunday that the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group was moving to the Eastern Mediterranean was moving to the Mediterranean to reinforce deterrence in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to\u00a0louis.casiano@fox.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel Wednesday to express solidarity in a show of support for the country as it continues to battle Hamas terrorist fighters.\u00a0 Blinken will meet with senior Israeli officials and \u2018reiterate his condolences for the victims of the terrorist attacks against Israel and condemn those attacks in the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":9922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9921","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}