{"id":2062592,"date":"2023-10-10T19:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T23:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-antony-blinken-to-visit-israel-this-week\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T19:47:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T23:47:40","slug":"israel-war-antony-blinken-to-visit-israel-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-antony-blinken-to-visit-israel-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Antony Blinken to visit Israel amidst ongoing conflict."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-war-antony-blinken-to-visit-israel-this-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2062592&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Visit Israel and Jordan Following Hamas Attacks<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-reject-measure-to-provide-funds-for-israels-iron-dome-block-attempts-to-sanction-hamas-reports\/\" title=\"Democrats Reject Measure To Provide Funds For Israel\u2019s Iron Dome, Block Attempts To Sanction Hamas: Reports\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">terrorist attacks<\/a><\/a> by Hamas\u200c in Israel have sparked a conflict in the Middle \u2063Eastern country, prompting Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take action. In an effort to address the situation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-celebrates-natl-law-enforcement-appreciation-day\/\" title=\"Country celebrates Nat\u2019l Law Enforcement Appreciation Day\">show support<\/a>, Blinken \u200bwill be \u200dtraveling to Israel and Jordan from Oct. 11-13, where he will meet with senior officials.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Reaffirming Solidarity and Support<\/h3>\n<p>During his visit, Blinken will express his condolences for the \u200dvictims of the terrorist attacks and \u2064strongly condemn these acts of violence. \u200bHe will also emphasize the United States&#8217; unwavering support for Israel&#8217;s government and people. Additionally, discussions will focus on enhancing Israel&#8217;s security measures and reinforcing\u2064 its right to defend\u2062 itself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Blinken himself\u200b took to X, formerly known as \u200dTwitter, to announce his direct engagement with Israeli partners regarding the situation on the ground. Furthermore, he reassured Israeli President Isaac Herzog of the\u2064 United States&#8217; backing for their right to\u2063 self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of this announcement coincided\u200c with President \u200dJoe Biden&#8217;s address to the nation, where he made it clear that the United\u200c States stands firmly behind Israel. Prior to his speech, Biden had a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>Following the attacks, Israel declared war on Hamas,\u200d marking the first time since \u200c1973 \u2064that such a\u200c declaration has been made. Tragically, the conflict has \u200cresulted in the loss of at least 1,800 lives in \u2064Israel and Gaza, including 14 Americans, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>For more information,\u2064 <a href=\"link\">click here<\/a> to read the full article from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200c specific measures will Blinken discuss \u2062with senior \u200cofficials to enhance\u2063 Israel&#8217;s security in the face of\u200b these attacks?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Secretary of State \u200bAntony\u200c Blinken is\u200d set to visit \u200bIsrael \u200dand Jordan following the \u2062recent terrorist attacks by Hamas in Israel. \u2064These attacks have sparked a conflict in the \u200bMiddle\u2062 Eastern country, prompting \u2062Blinken \u200dto take action and show support\u2063 for the \u2063affected nations. From October 11-13, Blinken will be traveling to Israel and Jordan, where he will meet with senior officials to address the situation.<\/p>\n<p>During\u2064 his visit, Blinken aims to express his condolences for the victims of the terrorist attacks \u200band strongly condemn these acts \u200cof\u2064 violence. He will also emphasize the United States&#8217; unwavering \u2064support for the government and people of Israel. The discussions will focus\u2064 on enhancing Israel&#8217;s security measures and reinforcing its right to defend itself in the \u200bface of such \u200cattacks.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken himself has used\u200b X, formerly known as Twitter, to announce his direct engagement with Israeli\u2064 partners regarding the situation on the ground. \u2063Additionally, he reassured\u200b Israeli President Isaac\u2063 Herzog of the United States&#8217; backing\u200c for their\u200c right to self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of \u200bBlinken&#8217;s visit coincided with President Joe Biden&#8217;s address \u2063to the nation, where\u2063 he made\u2063 it clear\u200c that \u200bthe\u2064 United \u200bStates stands firmly behind Israel. Prior to his speech, \u2063Biden had a conversation with Israeli Prime \u2064Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reinforcing \u2063the solidarity\u2062 between \u200dthe two \u2064nations.<\/p>\n<p>Following \u200dthe attacks, Israel\u2063 declared war on Hamas, marking the first time \u200dsince\u200b 1973 that such a \u2063declaration has been made. \u200dUnfortunately, the \u2064conflict \u200chas resulted\u2062 in the loss\u2062 of at least \u200c1,800 lives in both Israel and Gaza, including 14 Americans, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>For further information\u2062 about this topic, \u200cplease refer to the full article from The Washington Examiner, available by clicking the link provided.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Secretary\u2064 of\u2063 State\u200b Antony \u2064Blinken&#8217;s visit to\u200d Israel\u2063 and \u2064Jordan serves to reaffirm solidarity and support for the nations affected by Hamas attacks. The United States remains committed to assisting \u2062Israel in enhancing its \u2064security and defending itself against such acts of violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to visit Israel and Jordan in response to recent Hamas attacks, sparking conflict in the region. The State Department confirmed his trip from Oct. 11-13, where he will meet with senior officials in both countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2062593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2062592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2062592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2062593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2062592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2062592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2062592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}