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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Blinken lands in Israel for talks on war in Gaza and Lebanon
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel, October 22, 2024 (David Azagury, US Embassy Jerusalem)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has landed in Israel for meetings with top officials on the state of the war in Gaza and Lebanon.
Blinken is expected to push for a ceasefire in Gaza after the administration called for an end to the war in Lebanon “as soon as possible.”
It is his 11th trip to the Middle East since Hamas’s attack on Israel more than a year ago triggered the Gaza war, and his first since Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah escalated late last month.
After Israel, Blinken will visit Jordan on Wednesday and discuss humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip.
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