Blinken To Arrive In Israel As US Pushes For Gaza Ceasefire | Aljazair News
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday as part of Washington’s intensifying diplomatic push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that will end the 10-month-old onslaught between Israel and Hamas, Reuters reports.
The top US diplomat’s tenth trip to the region since the offensive began in October last year comes days after the United States put forward bridging proposals that it and mediators Qatar and Egypt believe would close gaps between the warring parties.
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The top US diplomat’s tenth trip to the region since the offensive began in October last year comes days after the United States put forward bridging proposals that it and mediators Qatar and Egypt believe would close gaps between the warring parties.
#us #qatar #egypt
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00:00U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday as Washington
00:06intensifies its diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, aiming to end the ongoing
00:1210-month conflict between Israel and Hamas.
00:15This will be Blinken's tenth visit to the region since the offensive began in October
00:19of last year.
00:20His trip follows the United States putting forward bridging proposals with the support
00:25of mediators Qatar and Egypt, which they believe could close the gaps between the warring
00:30parties.
00:31U.S. officials have expressed fresh optimism about finalizing a ceasefire deal, although
00:36they caution that challenges remain.
00:38A senior Biden administration official noted that the gaps between the parties have been
00:43bridged in a way that makes the deal ready to close, implement, and move forward.
00:47During his visit, Blinken is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
00:53and other senior officials to discuss the situation and the next steps in the ceasefire
00:58process.
00:59The visit underscores the urgency and importance of diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the
01:03violence and restore stability in the region.