Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Kirya in Tel Aviv.
At the start of the expanded meeting, Netanyahu thanked Blinken for his statement: "We are here; we are not going anywhere."
![PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday Oct. 12, 2023.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/blinken-arrives-isr_hpMain_20231012-065329.jpg)
Also participating in the meeting were Foreign Affairs Minister Eli Cohen, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, the prime minister's chief of staff, the director of the National Security Council, the prime minister's military secretary, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. and the prime minister's foreign policy adviser. Among those attending for the American side were the acting U.S. ambassador to Israel, the assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs and the diplomatic adviser.
Afterward, Netanyahu and Blinken will meet privately and then issue statements to the media.
Following the statements, there will be an additional expanded meeting with the participation of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, National Unity Chairman MK Benny Gantz and MK Gadi Eisenkot.
-ABC News' Clark Bentson