Secretary of State Antony Blinken said 25 Americans have died since Hamas attacked Israel and pledged solidarity to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a strong message of American solidarity in Israel on Thursday alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and revealed that the number of Americans who have died since Hamas‘ attack Saturday has now climbed to at least 25 U.S. citizens.
Blinken reiterated the Biden administration’s sentiment that the U.S. stands with the Jewish state.
„The message that I bring to Israel is this: You may be strong enough on your own to defend yourself, but as long as America exists, you will never, ever have to. We will always be there by your side,“ Blinken said. „That’s the message that President Biden delivered to the prime minister from the moment this crisis began. It’s the message that I and my other colleagues in the government have delivered to our Israeli counterparts on a daily, even an hourly basis.
