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Blinken warns Israel-Hamas war could ‘metastasize’ to wider region
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could “metastasize” and threaten security in the wider Middle East.
“This is a moment of profound tension in the region. This is a conflict that could easily metastasize, causing even more insecurity and even more suffering,” Blinken tells a news conference in Qatar.
The secretary of state departed Qatar and is arriving in the UAE before traveling to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt.