US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken returns to Middle East in hopes of Gaza truce

The head of American diplomacy, Anthony Blinken, left the United States for Israel on Saturday night, 8/17, as part of a new effort by Washington to reach a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip, an AFP journalist reported. The US Secretary of State, who flew in from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, is due to land in Tel Aviv and hold meetings with Israeli officials. During his previous travels, Blinken had also visited Arab states in the region. No additional stations have been announced so far this time. It is Blinken’s ninth trip to the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. This is Blinken’s ninth trip to the Middle East since the attack by the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas against Israel on October 7. This trip, for which the head of American diplomacy postponed his vacation, takes place after two days of negotiations in […]
Source: News Beast

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