Governor Hochul Visits Israel Amid Hamas War

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Today, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul traveled to Israel on a “solidarity mission” for the country amid its war with Hamas. President Biden, and Secretary of State Blinken were also in Israel, showing staunch support for the country.

Hochul got a short security briefing and is meeting with families displaced following the attack. Staffers, including Jewish affairs aides join her.

She will visit a food pantry to pack food for resettled families.

Gov. Hochul statement:

“President Biden & I shared our collective vision to support these diplomatic efforts, including standing in solidarity with Israel and ensuring they have the resources to protect their citizens, but also doing so in a way that minimizes civilian casualties and allows the civilians in Gaza to get humanitarian assistance they need as long as we are certainly not benefiting the Hamas terrorists and continue to call out the terrorists at every possible means and any way possible.

We also wanted to acknowledge the fact that this is important because as we’re speaking, the numbers of casualties reported following an explosion at a hospital in Gaza are just being revealed. And we want to make sure that we acknowledge Israel has a right to defend itself against Hamas. We also must make sure that civilians get humanitarian aid and lament the loss of any life of innocent civilians. That’s the same message of solidarity I delivered to federal leaders today with a bipartisan letter from 17 governors as well. And that is the message I’ll be delivering as I travel abroad later tonight – show solidarity with the people of Israel, offer resources, as well as directly hear from New Yorkers who’ve been impacted by the crisis, as well as their families, whether it’s lives lost or families that are still awaiting the news of their loved one who may be a hostage.

It’s important to bear witness and hear firsthand from survivors from this barbaric attack from Hamas and try to comfort the families who are mourning the loss of their loved ones. I also want to make sure that my fellow Americans and New Yorkers understand the true nature of this attack on Israel and the threat Israel continues to face.

So, because of security concerns, I will not be able to divulge at this moment our itinerary or who exactly we are meeting with. But we will give real time updates as soon as our press team is able to while respecting security concerns.”



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