![]() “On all of these issues, the Middle East, Ukraine, Iraq - the United States, and you personally, Secretary Austin, provides security and leadership for all the NATO allies, and that is something we really, really appreciate.” Stoltenberg said. United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warmly greeted each other before the second day of NATO sessions at its Brussels headquarters.Īustin invoked the conflict in Israel ahead of the meetings, saying “I know you share our outrage at the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas and also our determination to support Israel’s right to defend itself.”Īustin and his counterparts are expected to discuss support for Ukraine, NATO’s missions and operations in Kosovo and Iraq and will also be briefed on the ongoing situation in Israel by Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, Stoltenberg said. Secretary Austin and NATO counterparts to be briefed by Israeli Defense Minister The IDF has now notified another 200 families of lost IDF soldiers while engineers are working as quickly as possible to fix the Gaza border fence, according to Hagari. Meanwhile, fighting is ongoing in the south of Israel and there were four different incidents with 15 militants killed overnight, Hagari said. Hamas is no longer in control of certain parts of the Gaza Strip: IDFĪccording to Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson Daniel Hagari, Hamas is no longer in control of certain parts of the Gaza Strip and the IDF is currently focused on killing Hamas leaders and their terrorist fighters. Meanwhile, the State Department estimates that roughly 500,000 American citizens reside in Israel, a larger number than many other available calculations likely because Israel’s parameters for who qualifies as a full-time resident of the country are more stringent. visa waiver program this summer, the Israeli government estimated the number of Americans living in Gaza at between 100 and 130, and the Biden administration accepted that range. citizens in any given location, and in Gaza, the circumstances don’t necessarily provide for perfect recordkeeping, but as part of its efforts to join the U.S. The State Department does not meticulously track the number of U.S. How many Americans live in Israel and Gaza? ambassador to Israel, the assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs and the diplomatic adviser.Īfterwards, Netanyahu and Blinken will meet privately and then issue statements to the media.įollowing the statements, there will be an additional expanded meeting with the participation of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, National Unity Chairman MK Benny Gantz and MK Gadi Eisenkot. ![]() Among those attending for the American side were the acting U.S. and the prime minister’s foreign policy adviser. ![]() Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Kirya in Tel Aviv,Īt the start of the expanded meeting, Netanyahu thanked Blinken for his statement: “We are here we are not going anywhere.”Īlso participating in the meeting were Foreign Affairs Minister Eli Cohen, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, the prime minister’s chief of staff, the director of the National Security Council, the prime minister’s military secretary, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently meeting with U.S. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at least 25 Americans had now been confirmed dead in Israel. In ongoing remarks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Blinken says at least 25 Americans had now been confirmed dead in Israel Unlike Israel, the Gaza Strip has no air raid sirens or bomb shelters. ![]() Palestinian authorities said at least 1,100 people have died and another 5,339 have been injured in Gaza since Saturday. The Israel Defense Forces has since declared “a state of alert for war” and launched retaliatory airstrikes on Gaza, a 140-square-mile territory where two million Palestinians have lived under a blockade imposed by neighboring Israel and Egypt since Hamas seized power in 2007. Israeli officials said at least 100 civilians and soldiers have been taken hostage. Hamas fired thousands of rockets toward Israel and an estimated 1,000 fighters crossed into the country from the neighboring Gaza Strip. (NEW YORK) - At least 1,200 people have died, and 2,900 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea on Saturday, Israeli authorities said.
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