The white house announced on monday that US President Joe Biden will visit israel on wednesday to show his support for the country in the wake of the Hamas attack. Biden will also visit jordan for a summit meeting with the presidents of the Palestinian Authority, jordan, and Egypt. white house press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced in a statement on monday night that "President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will travel to israel on wednesday, october 18 to demonstrate his steadfast support for israel in the face of Hamas's brutal terrorist attack and to consult on next steps."

After that, Biden will go to Amman, jordan, to meet with President Mahmoud abbas of the Palestinian Authority, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and His Majesty king Abdullah of Jordan. Jean-Pierre stated, "He will address the humanitarian needs of civilians in Gaza and reiterate that Hamas does not stand for the Palestinian people's right to dignity and self-determination."

The US president discussed the regional situation following the Hamas terrorist attack in israel during a phone conversation earlier in the day with prime minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani of iraq and his Egyptian counterpart, El-Sisi. During the call, Biden and El-Sisi talked about the necessity of maintaining stability in the Middle east more generally as well as ongoing efforts to alleviate the deteriorating humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, in conjunction with the UN, jordan, the Palestinian Authority, israel, and other regional allies.

"Biden reaffirmed that Hamas does not support the Palestinian people's right to dignity and self-determination and denounced the terrorist attack that Hamas carried out against Israel. According to a transcript of the call, the two leaders decided to keep up their close coordination in order to keep the fighting from getting worse and make sure people in need of humanitarian supplies receive it.

Following Hamas' heinous attack on israel, Biden spoke with Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani about ongoing attempts to stop the crisis from escalating in Gaza. According to a transcript of the call, "the two leaders discussed the importance of addressing the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, in coordination with the UN and regional partners."

The significance of the bilateral cooperation between the united states and iraq, as delineated in the Strategic Framework Agreement between our nations, was again emphasized by Biden and Al-Sudani. In the upcoming weeks, they ultimately pledged to regularly coordinate amongst respective teams in order to achieve common goals and maintain peace in the region, according to the readout.

Israeli Defence minister Yoav Gallant and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin continued their conversation regarding Israel's efforts to reestablish security in the wake of the Hamas attack. According to a press statement, the Secretary reaffirmed the US commitment to keep upping security support and averting conflict escalation.

It stated that Austin underlined civilian safety and expressed gratitude to the Gallant for their efforts to restore access to clean drinking water in Gaza.

Following the disgusting attack on israel by Hamas and the ensuing battle in Gaza, Vice President Kamala harris and President Biden were briefed in the morning by their national security teams on the most recent developments.

According to the white house, director of the Central Intelligence Agency Bill Burns, director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan led the briefing that Chief of Staff Jeff Zients attended.
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17/10/2023 08:49 AM