Blinken hails ‘measurable progress’ in Gaza humanitarian situation

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (R) receives US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat in Riyadh on April 29, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AFP)
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (R) receives US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat in Riyadh on April 29, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AFP)

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The United States has seen “measurable progress” in the humanitarian situation in Gaza over the past few weeks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says, but urges Israel to do more.

Speaking in Riyadh at the opening of a US-Gulf Cooperation Council meeting, Blinken says the most effective way to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was to achieve a ceasefire. He also says Washington is continuing efforts to prevent the Gaza war from expanding.

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