US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will go to Israel on October 11-12 to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with officials. Matthew Miller, head of the press service of the US State Department, announced this at a briefing. CNN.
“It is expected to depart tomorrow and arrive in Israel on Thursday,” Miller said.
Previously the US Congress introduced Bill to provide $2 billion in military aid to Israel for Iron Dome air defense.
It was announced that the bill already has the support of more than a dozen congressmen from both parties of the American Congress.
Before that, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the US transfer of an aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern part of the Mediterranean to the coast of the Middle East increases the risks. Escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the involvement of new parties.
On October 7, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
Previously Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant promiseHe said the “unprecedented response” to the Gaza Strip would be remembered for 50 years.