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From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 30, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 30, 2023
In Cairo, Blinken urges Israel and Palestinians ‘to calm things down’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at the airport in Cairo on January 30, 2023. (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges “calm” and “deescalation” after violence flares between Israel and the Palestinians, as he kicks off a Middle East tour in Cairo.
At a press conference in Cairo, Blinken urges “all parties to calm things down and deescalate tensions,” while also stressing the “importance of working for a two-state solution.”
Blinken is due to arrive in Israel in a few hours and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as President Isaac Herzog.
He will travel to Ramallah tomorrow to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
