Way to meet the leader of the Palestinian Authority, mahmoud abbas, who has no impact over gaza, leading because it is essential, i think, for various governments to remain in contact with the Palestinian Authority. It is important Palestinian Authority. It is important to Palestinian Authority. It is important to separate Palestinian Authority. It is important to separate the atrocity of what important to separate the atrocity of what happened at the weekend at the hands of what happened at the weekend at the hands of hamas from the perfectly legitimate aspiration of Palestinian People for two states, which Palestinian People for two states, which has Palestinian People for two states, which has been endorsed by our government, the United States covenant government, the United States covenant and the un, and i think Antony Covenant and the un, and i think Antony Blinken going to see the Palestinian Authority is to draw a distinction Palestinian Authority is to draw a distinction away
Direct next steps. Connected with Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss coordination to support israel, deter hostile actors and protect innocent people. We will in the minutes ahead we hope get more of a level of detail whats going to happen. Sandra we are about an hour behind and also anticipating Jake Sullivan to appear at the White House Press briefing with Karine Jeanpierre, that too has been pushed back because we have not heard the president s address yet. As soon as he begins speaking we will get to that. Middle east region is quieter today than in two decades. Sandra and there he is, that was National Security adviser Jake Sullivan speaking last week touting the Biden Administration middle east policy, days later, an attack for the deadliest day since the holocaust. John a lot of signals were missed, im john roberts in washington. We are still waiting for President Biden to address the nation. Speech scheduled to start one hour and one minute ago. Also scheduled this hour, the White H