Matthew Lee

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council’s vote in favor of a U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release made it “as clear as it possibly could be” that the world supports the plan, as he again called on Hamas to accept it.

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Blinken calls on Hamas to accept Gaza cease-fire plan after UN Security Council strongly endorses it

June 11, 2024 at 4:14 p.m.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council’s vote in favor of a U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release made it “as...

The State Department says Blinken will fly from Paris to Cairo on Monday before traveling to Israel, Jordan and Qatar.

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Secretary of State Blinken to push cease-fire proposal in eighth urgent Mideast trip since war in Gaza erupted

June 7, 2024 at 7:15 p.m.

The State Department says Blinken will fly from Paris to Cairo on Monday before traveling to Israel, Jordan and Qatar.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war.

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Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue

April 30, 2024 at 5:10 p.m.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and unnecessary to defeating Hamas.

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Secretary of State Blinken says Israeli assault on Rafah would be a ‘mistake’ and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas

March 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and unnecessary to defeating Hamas.

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