U.S. Secretary of State in Israel on Mideast tour to shore up Gaza truce
The Hindu
Anthony Blinken is expected to focus on coordinating reconstruction without engaging with Gaza’s militant Hamas.
U.S. Secretary of State at the start of a Middle East tour aimed at shoring up the Gaza cease-fire. He will face the same obstacles that have stifled a wider peace process for more than a decade, including a hawkish Israeli leadership, Palestinian divisions and deeply rooted tensions surrounding Jerusalem and its holy sites.
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