Washington: American Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that disrupting the normalizing of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia was the main purpose of Hamas's recent attacks on Israel.
In an interview with American TV network CNN, he further stated that the United States has also received information about the deaths of multiple Americans in Israel, and Washington wants to verify those details and numbers. The United States may announce new military support for Israel.
Antony Blinken mentioned, "We are looking at specific additional requests from the Israelis. I think you may hear more about it in the coming days."
He stated that President Biden's aim is to provide Israel with everything it needs to defend itself against Hamas attacks. Details of American assistance will be made public later. He referred to the attack as a "terrorist attack by a terrorist organization."