Antony Blinken visits Israel in renewed US push for Gaza ceasefire
Secretary of state expected to meet Benjamin Netanyahu and will also stress need for more aid to reach GazaMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Israel amid renewed efforts by Washington to revive stalled Gaza ceasefire negotiations after Israel’s killing of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last week.Blinken, who has made multiple fruitless trips to the region, arrived with little evidence that either Israel or Hamas were open to movement on their preconditions for a ceasefire in Gaza, where more than a year of an Israeli offensive has claimed more than 42,000 Palestinian lives. Continue reading...
Secretary of state expected to meet Benjamin Netanyahu and will also stress need for more aid to reach Gaza
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Israel amid renewed efforts by Washington to revive stalled Gaza ceasefire negotiations after Israel’s killing of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last week.
Blinken, who has made multiple fruitless trips to the region, arrived with little evidence that either Israel or Hamas were open to movement on their preconditions for a ceasefire in Gaza, where more than a year of an Israeli offensive has claimed more than 42,000 Palestinian lives. Continue reading...
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