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Monday, June 10, 2024
Blinken arrives in Israel ahead of meetings with Netanyahu, others
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has landed in Israel after holding meetings with Egyptian leaders in Cairo.
Blinken will meet this evening with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem then head to Tel Aviv for a sit-down with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Tomorrow, Blinken will meet with President Isaac Herzog, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid and National Unity party leader Benny Gantz, the latter of whom left the coalition yesterday.
He will also meet with the families of American hostages being held in Gaza.