Reaffirming its support for Tel Aviv amid the ongoing war on Hamas, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said "as long as the United States stands, Israel will not stand alone."
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken are meeting for the third time since the outbreak of the war, at the Kirya in Tel Aviv," as per the Israeli Prime Minister's office's official handle on 'X'.
United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III will travel to India next week as part of his ninth official visit to the Indo-Pacific region, the US Department of Defence said.
Ahead of the upcoming India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, US Assistant Secretary for Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu said that Washington would be interested to know about the discussions between New Delhi and Beijing regarding the border standoff.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Washington's support for Israel in the ongoing conflict with Hamas and said that while Israel has the right to defend itself, but as democracies, there is the responsibility to protect civilians.
US Assistant Secretary for Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu said that the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue is a "key part" of State Secy Antony Blinken's upcoming visit and major focus of the discussions would be towards keeping the Indo-Pacific "free, open, prosperous, and secure".
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met Saudi Minister of Defence Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, reaffirmed US-Saudi Arabia strategic partnership, commitment to addressing humanitarian needs in Gaza, and the importance of preventing further spread of the conflict.
"I think we need a pause. A pause means give time to get the prisoners out," said Biden while addressing a gathering in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening.
After the October 7 attack by Iranian-backed Hamas forces on Israel, The US military has blamed other Iranian-backed proxy groups for near-daily attacks against its forces in Iraq and Syria. US personnel believe that retaliatory action is required before more powerful weaponry is used aga
For a Halloween party at the White House, the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken dressed his four-year-old son as Ukrainian President Volodymyrr Zelenskyy, New York Post reported.