John Blinken will travel to the Middle East for an international effort to help Gaza.
US Secretary of State Antony John Blinken comes to the Middle East on Wednesday for his 6th visit since Israel’s battle with Hamas to continue calling for a settlement involving a short-term cease-fire and the safe return of Hamas hostages.
Antony Jhon Blinken will meet with Saudi and Egyptian authorities in Jeddah and Cairo to discuss dialogue supported by Egypt and Qatar on a settlement, in addition to plans to get further aid into Gaza, according to State Department representative Matthew Miller. Even talks on a cease-fire continue this week in Qatar.
Still, weeks of challenging discussions have not resulted in a contract between Israel and Hamas, which Washington expects would help ease Gaza’s humanitarian disaster. Furthermore, he added his plans to continue discussions about the war government, safety, and recovery in Gaza.
We’ve performed more consulting since January, specifically with our Arab friends, and we’re going to be continuing those talks, and we will also be discussing the best structure for long-term regional peace,” Blinken remarked through a press briefing during an earlier visit to Manila.
According to Israeli figures, the war began when Hamas militants entered Israel in an attack on October 7, murdering 1,200 people and taking 253 hostages. According to Palestinian health officials in Hamas-run Gaza, about 32,000 individuals have been verified dead because of Israel’s revenge bombardment, with thousands more believed to be trapped under objects.
Unfortunately, Antony Jhon Blinken has no plans to visit Israel on this trip, unlike past visits to the US supporter on regional tours since October 7. Pressure has risen between US President Joe Biden’s administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, which on Tuesday rejected Biden’s request for a pause in a planned ground violence in Rafah, the southern Gaza city where over 1 million moved Palestinians are sheltering purposes