The US at the same time advocates respecting the ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian group Hamas, the secretary of state added
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday after talks with Jewish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the US fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against rockets from Gaza, TASS reported.
“US President Joseph Biden has made it clear that the US fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against attacks, including such as the thousands of rockets that Hamas has launched indiscriminately at Israeli civilian”, – Blinken said. – “For President Biden, this is a personal commitment, as he has been one of Israel’s most consistent supporters over the past 50 years”.
Israel is the first stop on the US secretary of state’s current tour of the Middle East.