Blinken arrives in Cairo to push for Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on September 17, 2024, as he departs for Egypt. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on September 17, 2024, as he departs for Egypt. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AFP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Cairo on his 10th trip to the Middle East since Hamas’s October 7 attack sparked the war in Gaza.

In Cairo, Blinken will address efforts to broker a hostage-ceasefire deal with Egyptian officials, including leader Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, according to the US State Department.

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