{"id":2063113,"date":"2023-10-11T09:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T13:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-to-visit-israel-in-show-of-us-solidarity-and-support\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T09:53:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T13:53:38","slug":"blinken-to-visit-israel-in-show-of-us-solidarity-and-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-to-visit-israel-in-show-of-us-solidarity-and-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken to visit Israel, showing US solidarity and support."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fblinken-to-visit-israel-in-show-of-us-solidarity-and-support%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=2063113&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 \u200dto Visit Israel in Solidarity<\/h2>\n<p>Secretary of State\u2064 Antony \u200bBlinken is set to embark \u2063on a significant journey to meet with senior Israeli leaders\u200b this Wednesday, as confirmed \u2064by U.S. State Department spokesman \u200cMatthew Miller. This visit comes\u2063 as a powerful display of\u200b solidarity following an\u2063 unprecedented and devastating attack by Hamas, which tragically claimed the lives of\u2064 over 1,000\u200c Israelis over the weekend.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It will\u2062 be a message of solidarity\u2064 and support,&#8221; Miller expressed during a briefing. &#8220;He is eager to directly hear from the Israeli leaders about the challenges they are facing, their needs,\u200b and how we can provide the best support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Blinken&#8217;s arrival in Israel is scheduled \u2064for Thursday, where he will engage in discussions with the \u2062leaders. Following this, the\u2064 Secretary of \u200bState will proceed to Jordan to meet with senior officials there, as announced by the State Department.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas caught Israel off guard with a surprise attack on Saturday, resulting in the tragic loss of hundreds of Israeli lives and the capture of numerous hostages. The Israeli\u2062 embassy \u200bin Washington reported a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-bidens-plan-to-prop-up-the-cuban-dictatorship-represents-yet-another-failure\/\" title=\"DeSantis: \u2018Biden\u2019s Plan To Prop Up The Cuban Dictatorship Represents Yet Another Failure\u2019\">death toll exceeding 1<\/a>,000\u200d from the weekend assaults by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Israel \u2062launched\u200c airstrikes on Gaza, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-admits-constant-lockdowns-are-hurting-its-economy\/\" title=\"China Admits Constant Lockdowns Are Hurting Its Economy\">inflicting significant damage<\/a>. According to Gaza&#8217;s Health\u200d Ministry, at least 830 Palestinians lost their lives, with up to 4,250 wounded due to the Israeli airstrikes on the blockaded enclave since \u2062Saturday. The United Nations reported that over 180,000 Gazans have been displaced, left without homes.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk, Daphne Psaledakis, and Susan Heavey; editing by Leslie Adler\u2062 and Bill Berkrot)<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the purpose of Secretary Blinken&#8217;s\u2062 visit to Israel?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Secretary of State Antony Blinken is preparing for a\u200d momentous trip to Israel,\u200b where he will meet with senior Israeli \u200dleaders on Wednesday. This visit serves as\u2062 a powerful demonstration of solidarity in the aftermath\u2062 of\u200d an unprecedented and devastating attack \u2062by Hamas, which tragically resulted in the loss of over 1,000 Israeli lives.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the visit, U.S. State Department \u200dspokesman Matthew Miller emphasized that Blinken&#8217;s purpose in visiting Israel is to convey a message of solidarity and support. During the trip, Blinken aims to\u2064 directly listen to the Israeli leaders, understand\u2064 the challenges they are facing, and determine how the \u2062United States can provide the best possible assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Blinken&#8217;s arrival in\u2062 Israel is scheduled for Thursday, where he will engage in discussions with the country&#8217;s leaders. Subsequently, he will proceed \u2063to Jordan to meet with senior officials there, as announced by \u200dthe State Department.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas caught \u200bIsrael by surprise with a sudden and unprovoked attack on Saturday, resulting in the tragic loss of hundreds of Israeli lives and the capture of numerous hostages. The Israeli embassy in\u200d Washington reported a death toll \u2063exceeding 1,000\u200d from the weekend \u2062assaults by Hamas, painting a harrowing picture of the devastation caused.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 response\u200b to these attacks, Israel retaliated with airstrikes on Gaza, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-palestinian-terrorists-launch-rockets-at-israel-end-up-hitting-gaza\/\" title=\"WATCH: Palestinian Terrorists Launch Rockets At Israel, End Up Hitting Gaza\">causing significant damage<\/a>. According to Gaza&#8217;s Health Ministry, at least 830 \u2064Palestinians lost their lives, with up\u2063 to 4,250 suffering injuries due to the Israeli airstrikes on the blockaded enclave \u2062since Saturday. The United Nations further reported that over\u2062 180,000 \u2064Gazans have been displaced, left without homes.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-to-visit-israel-in-show-of-us-solidarity-and-support\/\" title=\"Blinken to visit Israel, showing US solidarity and support.\">international \u2062community closely watches<\/a> these\u200d events unfold, hoping\u200b for a \u200bswift resolution to the violence and a restoration of peace in the region.\u200b Secretary Blinken&#8217;s visit symbolizes the United States&#8217; commitment to supporting its ally during this difficult time and\u200d working towards a lasting solution.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk, Daphne Psaledakis, and Susan Heavey; editing by Leslie Adler\u2064 and Bill Berkrot)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to visit Israel on Wednesday to meet with senior leaders, expressing solidarity and support after a devastating Hamas attack claimed the lives of over 1,000 Israelis. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller confirmed the visit, stating that it would convey a message of unity and assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":2063114,"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":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2063113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"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\/2063113","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\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2063113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2063114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2063113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2063113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2063113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}