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Turkey's president has blasted the West's hypocrisy for shedding "crocodile tears" over civilian deaths in Ukraine, while idly standing by as Israel devastates Gaza.
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00:00 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Iraq on Sunday.
00:06 He`s visiting regional partners pushing for a humanitarian pause in Gaza, but has had
00:11 a mixed reception.
00:14 We are working very hard to make sure that the conflict in Gaza does not escalate, does
00:18 not spread to other places, whether it`s here, whether it`s elsewhere in the region.
00:23 It`s important that as we are engaged in pursuing humanitarian pause, this can be something
00:29 that advances the prospect of getting the hostages back.
00:32 It can also advance other things that we are committed to doing.
00:35 Earlier, Blinken had held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.
00:40 The U.S. diplomat suggested Abbas could play a central role in any post-Hamas government
00:45 in Gaza.
00:46 Abbas reportedly said the Palestinian Authority would only assume power in Gaza, which Hamas
00:51 has controlled since 2007, as part of a comprehensive political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian
00:57 conflict.
00:58 But when Blinken arrived in Ankara on Sunday night, hoping for talks on Monday, he was
01:05 told Turkey`s President Erdogan would be out of town, visiting a remote part of the country.
01:10 The snub comes as Israel resists any pause in its offensive until all the hostages are
01:16 released.
01:17 America`s Gaza peace mission proving a hard sell for the U.S. Secretary of State.
01:22 (whooshing)
01:25 (whooshing)

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