Secretary of State Antony Blinken started a visit to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel to discuss the future of Gaza with regional leaders on Wednesday.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday began his sixth trip to the Middle East since the eruption of conflict between Israel and Hamas, hisState Department officials do not expect the brief visit — a day in Saudi Arabia, a day in Egypt and just a few hours in Israel — to yieldmuch of Blinken’s focus for months. U.S.
harsh toll on Gazan civilians as the White House faces domestic blowback from its management of the United States’ relationship with Israel., was killed in an Israeli strike this month in central Gaza, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed Monday. Earlier, Israel’s military said it was carrying out a “precise operation” at Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital.
U.S. diplomats now hope that the lure of Saudi normalization could be sufficiently strong for Netanyahu that it could be used as a bargaining chip to win his willingness to talk about a Palestinian state, about which he has long been skeptical., citing Israeli intelligence that the complex was being used by senior Hamas militants. The Gaza Health Ministry said communications were cut and reported people killed or injured.
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