Blinken Declines to Identify ‘Red Line’ on Israel as Biden Threatens Weapons Halt

The Biden administration has urged Israel against invading the city, fearing it would bring about unacceptable civilian casualties.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-U.S. Strategic Partnership discussing the humanitarian situation in Gaza at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 29, 2024. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images

Secretary of State Antony Blinken declined to provide a “red line” that would cause the United States to pull away from backing Israel as President Joe Biden threatens to withdraw some support.

“We don’t talk about red lines when it when it comes to Israel,” Mr. Blinken told Kristen Welker, anchor of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” on May 12.