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Blinken begins Middle East mission to bolster Gaza ceasefire

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Key Points

  • Begins regional visit in Israel
  • Talks with Netanyahu, Palestinian leader Abbas on agenda
  • Washington hopes to strengthen Israel-Gaza ceasefire
  • But US sees peace talks revival as premature

Jerusalem

| US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a Middle East visit in Israel on Tuesday, hoping to bolster its ceasefire with Gaza’s ruling Hamas militants and help hasten humanitarian aid to the devastated Palestinian enclave.

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