00:00 The heads of the EU's Commission and Parliament have travelled to Israel in a show of solidarity
00:06 with the country following last weekend's terrorist attack by Hamas.
00:11 The Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani visited southern Israel with his Israeli counterpart
00:17 Eli Cohen.
00:18 He saw a building that took a direct hit from a rocket fired by Hamas and met the families
00:23 of hostages.
00:26 Syria has also sent a high-level delegation to the region.
00:30 After meeting with Israeli leaders on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had talks
00:34 with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
00:40 The US is seeking support from Palestinian and other Arab leaders to isolate Hamas.
00:45 Alongside the diplomatic drive, Washington has vowed to increase military support to
00:50 Israel.
00:51 That was the purpose of the US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin's meeting with his Israeli counterpart
00:55 at Yoav Galant in Tel Aviv.
00:57 (whooshing)
