Secretary Austin Press Conference with Israeli Defense Minister - C-SPAN

October 13, 2023

2023-10-13T12:13:08-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzViXC8wMTBcLzE2OTcxOTYzNzlfMDEwLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19“The U.S. has Israel’s back,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant following a meeting at HaKirya in Tel Aviv, Israel. Secretary Austin was meeting with his Israeli counterpart as the country was on the precipice of an expected ground invasion of the Gaza Strip in retaliation for a land, air, and sea invasion of Israeli territory by Hamas. The two leaders delivered statements reiterating the strength of the U.S.-Israel alliance and also took some questions from reporters.

“The U.S. has Israel’s back,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant… read more

“The U.S. has Israel’s back,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant following a meeting at HaKirya in Tel Aviv, Israel. Secretary Austin was meeting with his Israeli counterpart as the country was on the precipice of an expected ground invasion of the Gaza Strip in retaliation for a land, air, and sea invasion of Israeli territory by Hamas. The two leaders delivered statements reiterating the strength of the U.S.-Israel alliance and also took some questions from reporters. close

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