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Blinken to visit Israel on Sunday, meet with Netanyahu on Monday

By Jacob Magid 16 August 2024, 4:58 pm 4 Edit

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Hebrew media reports that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel on Sunday against the backdrop of the hostage talk summit that took place over the past two days in Doha.

Blinken will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday and is expected to lean hard on the Israeli premier to agree to a ceasefire deal.

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