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Blinken arrives in Israel, meets Israeli officials
12 October 2023 08:44 BST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has landed in Israel, where he is set to meet Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and other senior officials.
Before boarding his flight, he said that his travel to Israel is with “a very simple and clear message on behalf of the President of the United States and on behalf of the American people, and that is that the United States has Israel’s back".
Blinken is also set to travel to Jordan on Friday, where he will meet with senior Jordanian officials as well as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
