Chris Christie Announces Plan to Visit Israel Amid Ongoing War

Chris Christie says he wishes to ’see for himself' the situation in Israel following Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack.

Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Nev., on Oct. 28, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced on Thursday his plan to visit Israel this weekend, making him the first Republican presidential candidate to do so since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last month.

Mr. Christie, who is running for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, said at a town hall in New Hampshire that he would be traveling to Israel to “see it for myself” the situation following Hamas’s attack.