With the conflict expected to be prolonged, the United States said it has begun providing necessary munitions and military equipment to Israel.
WASHINGTON — The latest war between Israel and Hamas militants will not distract the United States from its involvement in Indo-Pacific issues, a senior official said Tuesday, at a time when the bloodiest assault on the Jewish state in decades raises doubts about the ability of Washington to maintain China as the top priority in its foreign policy.
He made the comments when asked whether the war that erupted with a surprise Hamas attack on Israel on Saturday will make it more difficult for the administration of President Joe Biden to remain committed to Ukraine and stability in the Indo-Pacific, where China has been increasingly demonstrating its military might.
On Ukraine, which has been fighting Russian forces since Moscow began its full-scale invasion in 2022, he said it is "so much more cost-effective to take the action now" as opposed to paying a huge price later, "a price that might ultimately, as it has in the past, require the actual deployment of American troops to combat."
"Let there be no doubt. The United States has Israel's back," he said in a speech that lasted about 10 minutes. "We'll make sure that the Jewish and democratic state of Israel can defend itself, today, tomorrow, as we always have. It's as simple as that."
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