Blinken heads to Israel for 'intensive' talks on Gaza ceasefire - Breaking The News

Blinken heads to Israel for 'intensive' talks on Gaza ceasefire

22 October

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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken took to X to announce that he is heading off to Israel for what he said would be "intensive" talks about "the importance of ending the war in Gaza."

Blinken said he would also make "other stops" in the Middle East to discuss "returning the hostages to their families, and alleviating the suffering of the Palestinian people."

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