Hi John and Doves,
Well - this is illuminating. It turns out that Anthony Blinken was due to visit Israel and Saudi Arabia on October 10th, 2023. Blinken was scheduled to visit the two countries to pursue a normalisation deal and to focus on, what they knew back then, was a necessary Palestinian component to any normalisation deal.
October 10th, 2023? Hmmm! No wonder Almighty God allowed the attack to take place three days beforehand on October 7th. This is no coincidence.
Blinken: Ending Gaza war, two-state path needed for Saudi deal with Israel (msn.com)