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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Lowering Mideast tensions starts with Gaza deal, says US envoy to UN
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a UN Security Council Meeting on July 17, 2024, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at UN headquarters in New York. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP)
The overall US goal in the Middle East is to “turn the temperature down,” deter and defend against any future attacks, and avoid regional conflict, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield says.
“That starts with finalizing a deal for an immediate ceasefire with hostage release in Gaza. We need to get this over the finish line,” she tells a UN Security Council meeting on the war between Israel and Hamas.
