Media: Biden is considering a visit to Israel

According to North American media, US President Joe Biden is considering a trip to Israel in the coming days. This was reported by US media such as Axios on Sunday evening (local time), citing sources in the Israeli and US governments. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited Biden to Israel during a phone call on Saturday. A final decision on the trip has not yet been made, he said.

Biden sent his Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to Israel and other countries in the region last week in the wake of attacks by Hamas Islamic terrorists. Blinken wanted to attend engagements in Israel again this Monday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was also in Israel for talks on Friday.

In Biden’s opinion, it is not necessary to send US troops to Israel. Israel has “one of the best fighting forces,” Biden said in a television interview with “60 Minutes.” But it would be a mistake if Israel occupied the Gaza Strip. Although he believes that Hamas must be completely eliminated, there must also be a path to the formation of a Palestinian state.

Biden is confident that Israel will comply with the rules of war. And he warned that the threat of terrorism in the United States has increased due to unrest in the Middle East.