Biden to travel to Israel to signal U.S. solidarity

President Joe Biden will travel to Israel to show U.S. solidarity with its closest ally in the Middle East and help prevent conflict from engulfing the region. 
Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the trip early morning on Oct. 17 in Tel Aviv. 
Biden, who was invited by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is expected to meet with the Israeli leader to discuss U.S. assistance ahead of planned ground operations in the Gaza Strip. 
Israel’s ambassador to the United States refused to give a timetable for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, saying only that his country does not intend to reoccupy the territory after the deadly Hamas attack. 
“I’m not going to put a timetable on ground operations,” Michael Herzog said on Bloomberg Television’s “Balance of Power.” 
Israel also admitted that the conflict with Hamas, which it has vowed to exterminate, may be a long-lasting one. 
“This is going to be a long war, the price will be high,” Defense Secretary Yoav Gallant told Blinken in Tel Aviv. “But we’re going to win for Israel and the Jewish people, and for the values that both countries believe in.” 

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