@lloydaustin· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
We will not hesitate to take further necessary measures in the region to protect our people.
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@lloydaustin· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
No government or group that wishes Israel harm should try to widen this crisis or shed more blood.
@lloydaustin· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
We have no higher priority than the safe return of their loved ones.
@lloydaustin· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
As President Biden has said, American leadership is what holds the world together, and if we fail to lead, the costs and threats to the United States will only grow.
@lloydaustin· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people, and we mourn the loss of Palestinian lives.
@lloydaustin· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
I have repeatedly made clear to Israel's leaders that protecting civilians in Gaza is both a moral responsibility and a strategic imperative.
@antonyblinken· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
We're standing up for our interests and values--not shrinking back.
@antonyblinken· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
America's resilience, strength, and leadership in the world remain unmatched.
@antonyblinken· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
We stand resolutely with them even as we stand resolutely for the protection of innocent civilians.
@antonyblinken· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
Allowing Russia to prevail, with Iran's support, will simply embolden both Moscow and Iran.
@antonyblinken· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
Civilians must be able to stay out of harm's way, a task that is made even more difficult as Hamas uses civilians as human shields.
@antonyblinken· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
Turning our backs on their efforts would have lasting implications for our own security and our own standing in the world.
@antonyblinken· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
Since Russia launched this war, the robust funding provided by Congress has enabled the people of Ukraine in their courageous fight to defend their nation.
@antonyblinken· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
As President Biden has made clear from the outset, while Israel has the right, indeed it has the obligation to defend itself, the way it does so matters.
@antonyblinken· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
The President and I both stressed in our conversations with the Israeli government the need for Israel to operate by the law of war and in accordance with international humanitarian law and to take all possible measures to avoid civilian…
@antonyblinken· Democratic · DC· Oct 31, 2023
America does not stand alone. We have built extraordinary coalitions with friends, who carry their share of the burden.
@antonyblinken· Democratic · DC· Oct 30, 2023
The Administration continues to believe that a negotiated two-state solution along the 1967 lines--with mutually agreed-to swaps--is the best way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.