By The Jerusalem Post (Politics) | Created at 2024-10-22 07:22:41 | Updated at 2024-10-22 09:38:39
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday for meetings with Israeli leaders, the first stop of a wider Middle East tour to launch another push for an elusive ceasefire.
The top US diplomat's latest trip - his 11th to the region since Palestinian Hamas terrorists attacked southern Israel on October 7 of last year, triggering the Gaza war - comes as the IDF has intensified its campaign in the Palestinian enclave as well as in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.
Blinken will underscore that additional food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid must be delivered to civilians in Gaza and discuss securing the release of the remaining hostages.
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