US and EU diplomatics are continuing their efforts in the Middle East to keep the Israel - Hamas war from spreading.
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00:00 American and European diplomats are continuing efforts to contain the ongoing Middle East
00:06 conflict.
00:07 The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's regional tour took him to Qatar on Sunday,
00:12 where he held talks with Qatari Emir Tamim al-Thani and Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Thani.
00:21 Addressing the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, Blinken stressed his priority was
00:26 to prevent the conflict from spreading.
00:29 Humanity Palestinians are suffering from insufficient access to food, to water, to medicine, to
00:34 other essential supplies.
00:36 Children, most of all.
00:40 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog
00:45 at the start of her visit to Israel, where she affirmed the country's right to defend
00:49 itself with the need to protect Palestinian civilians.
00:53 "It is becoming more and more clear that the Israeli army has to do more to protect civilians
00:59 in Gaza.
01:00 It has to find ways to fight Hamas without so many Palestinian people taking damage to
01:09 their bodies and lives."
01:12 After holding talks in Lebanon on Friday, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell travelled
01:18 to Saudi Arabia for two-day discussions regarding the Middle East conflict.
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