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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Blinken arrives in Qatar on Gaza mediation push

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he departs Riyadh for the Qatari capital Doha on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Nathan Howard / POOL / AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Doha for talks with Gaza mediator Qatar as part of a diplomatic effort aimed at heading off further escalation in the region.
The visit to the Gulf emirate, which hosts Hamas and has led mediation for a Gaza truce alongside the United States and Egypt, follows talks in Israel and Saudi Arabia on Blinken’s 11th visit to the region since the start of the war last year.