Amid flareup, Blinken says ‘all sides’ need to calm down

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging both Israel and the Palestinians to lower tensions and calling for an immediate end to rocket fire by Hamas.

“All sides need to de-escalate, reduce tensions, take practical steps to calm things down,” Blinken says, as he met his Jordanian counterpart in Washington.

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