Under attack from the Palestinian Hamas movement, Israel sent Washington a request for military assistance. It is being considered by the American authorities, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview with CNN.
“We are considering the requests made by the Israelis,” Blinken noted and emphasized that Washington is now analyzing the reasons for the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Blinken also added that the White House has no evidence that Iranian authorities could have been involved in the Hamas attack on Israeli territory.
Now Hamas and the Israeli army are waging massive attacks. According to the latest data, in Israel, more than 600 people became victims of the fighting, almost 2 thousand were injured, and in the Gaza Strip – more than 300 dead and also about 2 thousand injured.
Recall that the Palestinian movement Hamas attacked Israel with rockets on the morning of October 7. The militants were able to take control of some settlements and took hostages. The group said it aims to create a Palestinian state. In response, the Israel Defense Forces launched the counter-terrorism Operation Iron Swords in the Gaza Strip. Later, the President of partially recognized Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, declared the right of the Palestinian people to protection from Israel, he was quoted by Wafa. On October 9, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that most of the militants who had infiltrated Israeli territory had been destroyed and the army was beginning an offensive on Gaza.
Source: Rosbalt
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