US ‘perplexed’ by Benjamin Netanyahu's cancellation of Israeli delegation's US visit

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Benjamin Netanyahu's choice to call off the Israeli delegation's trip to the US. Speaking at a press briefing, Kirby mentioned that the Israeli Prime Minister's Office suggested a perceived shift in US policy, but he clarified that the Biden administration's approach remains unchanged. As reported by ANI, when asked about US President Joe Biden's reaction to Netanyahu's decision Kirby said, “We're kind of perplexed by this.

A couple of points that need to be stated and, in fact, restated. Number one, it's a nonbinding resolution. So, there's no impact at all on Israel and Israel's ability to continue to go after Hamas.

Number two, as I said in my opening statement, it does not represent a change at all in our policy." Also Read: 'Money, Election, Respect...': 5 reasons why US abstained from voting on Gaza ceasefire resolution in UNSC “It's very consistent with everything that we've been saying we want to get done here. And we get to decide what our policy is. The prime minister's office seems to be indicating through public statements that we somehow changed here.

We haven't. And we get to decide what -- what our policy is. It seems like the prime minister's office is choosing to create a perception of daylight here when they don't need to do that.

So, again, no change in our policy," he added. Kirby's statement comes after Netanyahu on Monday cancelled a high-stakes delegation visit to Washington after the US refused to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during Ramzan. Also Read: Israel-Hamas War Highlights: ‘No winners in war where thousands of children are killed,’ says UN committee In a statement, Netanyahu's office called the US abstention “a clear departure