US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is leaving for the Middle East today, the State Department said, as Washington pushes to restart ceasefire talks to end the war in Gaza after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Chinois. The US top diplomat’s 11th trip to the region since the October 7, 2023 attack by the … Read more
As part of his trip to the Middle East, Anthony Blinken is expected to visit Israel on Tuesday. Of course, this is an important development since it is certain that the possibility of a cease-fire in Gaza will be discussed at the table. On the part of the USA, the desire to put an end … Read more
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Israel must to take urgent measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza to avoid legal action regarding US military aidUS news website Axios reported today. “We are writing to you now to underscore the US administration’s deep concern about the worsening humanitarian … Read more
With the situation in the Middle East remaining extremely volatile and the possibility of further escalation increasing, the international community is watching developments with bated breath. The statements by the leaders of Hezbollah and Iran underscore their determination to continue resistance against Israeli attacks, while Israel has launched a new wave of attacks in southern … Read more
The counterattack seems to have been carried out by Hezbollah, which fired 20 rockets at the city of Kiryat Shmona in Israel, as reported by The Times of Israel. According to the IDF some of the rockets were intercepted. According to the same information, there are no reports of injuries. As mentioned in the publication, … Read more
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Tuesday called on Hamas to accept the latest US proposal to declare a truce in the Gaza Strip, but acknowledged that there are still differences with Israel, concluding his ninth tour of the region since October 7.During the tour, he warned that the ceasefire proposal might be the … Read more
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Israel today to give a boost to negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners. Blinken will meet on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Galland and President Isaac Herzog, … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Palestinian movement Hamas blamed each other for the failure so far of the mediators’ effort to conclude a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip, while a new visit by US Secretary of State Anthony began. Blinken in Israel. In Washington, US President Joe Biden said reaching a deal … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured the US Secretary of State that he supports the US proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of Hamas hostages, Anthony Blinken announced after their nearly three-hour meeting. The head of American diplomacy emphasized to reporters that it is the obligation of Hamas to … Read more
The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, demanded on Tuesday — for the first time in public — that Iran and Israel avoid any “escalation”. So that they are not led to a wider armed conflict in the Near East. “There should be no escalation by anyone that would lead to armed conflict. We are … Read more