United States President, Joe Biden will conduct a solidarity visit to Israel on Wednesday, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who also revealed that Israel has agreed to cooperate on civilian supplies for Gaza.

Blinken said following a nearly eight-hour discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the defence ministry, on the top US diplomat’s second visit since the October 7 Hamas strikes.”The president will reaffirm the United States’ solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security,” Blinken said in Tel Aviv early Tuesday.

Blinken said, “Israel has the right and indeed the duty to defend its people from Hamas and other terrorists and to prevent future attacks.”

Biden, on the other hand, “will hear from Israel what it needs to defend his people as we continue to work with Congress to meet those needs,” the vice president added.

Biden will go to Tel Aviv, according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby in Washington.

He also stated that Biden would visit Jordan and meet with Jordanian King Abdullah II, Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

According to Blinken, the US has obtained guarantees from Israel that it will strive to deliver international supplies into the impoverished and blockaded Gaza Strip as Israel prepares a ground attack against the Hamas-ruled area.

cc: Punch Ng