Blinken's sixth time in the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel comes as cease-fire and hostage release talks continue in Doha, Qatar, and Russia and China veto U.S. cease-fire resolution.
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet Friday morning as part of the
Washington has been warning against such an Israeli offensive in the southern city of Gaza, where more than a million displaced Palestinians have taken shelter from months of fighting. The U.S. proposed language calling for an immediate and sustained cease-fire tied to a hostage release — the first time the U.S. proposed such language. Russia and China exercised their veto power to reject the resolution that came to a vote of 11 in favor, three against and one abstention.Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., slammed Moscow and Beijing for their veto.
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