US Secretary of State anthony blinken Next, he is heading to Cairo to meet with the Egyptian president. Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
It’s the next day blinken His latest trip to the Middle East began with a meeting with the Saudi crown prince in Riyadh.
blinken and the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the two leaders discussed “regional collaboration to achieve a lasting end to the Gaza crisis.”
They also spoke of the “urgent need to reduce tensions in the region.” mirror He noted a surge in attacks across the region, prompting counterattacks by the United States and its partners.
blinken According to Reuters, he did not answer questions from reporters when he returned to his hotel.
The talks come after the US military confirmed the attack. explosive unmanned surface vessel (USV) operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and described by Reuters as “essentially a drone boat loaded with explosives.”
Blinken’s diplomatic push takes on new urgency as Israeli forces move further south toward Rafah, a Palestinian city on the southern border with Egypt, where more than half of the Gaza Strip’s population has fled. There is. According to Reuters, Palestinians hope the meeting will lead to a ceasefire ahead of Israel’s threat to attack Rafah.
This is Blinken’s fifth trip to the region since the Oct. 7 attack on Hamas, and he is expected to later visit Israel as well as Qatar.
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US secretary of state Antony Blinken is due to fly to Egypt on his next stop as he continues his fifth tour of the region since the 7 October attacks by Hamas. In Cairo, Blinken is scheduled to met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
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The US secretary of state Antony Blinken started his visit in Riyadh where he has held talks with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. They discussed “regional coordination to achieve an enduring end to the crisis in Gaza”, said state department spokesperson Matthew Miller.
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They also spoke of “the urgent need to reduce regional tensions”, Miller said, referring to a surge in attacks across the region that triggered counterattacks by the United States and its partners.
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Meanwhile, the United Nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (Ocha) has reported in its latest update an “increase in strikes in Rafah on 4 and 5 February” as well as an increased influx of internally displaced people into the area.
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More on that in a moment but first, a summary of the latest developments so far:
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Six allied Kurdish fighters were killed late Sunday by a drone attack on a base also housing US troops in eastern Syria in the first significant attack in Syria or Iraq since the US launched strikes over the weekend against Iran-backed militias. The US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Monday the attack hit a training ground at al-Omar base in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour, where the forces’ commando units are trained. No casualties were reported among US troops. Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed responsibilty.
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US secretary of state Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on his fifth visit to the region since October in the coming hours. He will visit Israel as well as Egypt and Qatar. Speaking Monday after meeting in Washington with Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Blinken said there was “real hope” for success of a “good, strong [ceasefire] suggestion”. jake sullivanPresident Joe Biden’s national security adviser said Blinken would press Israel to bring more food, water, medicine and shelter to the Gaza Strip, which has been reduced to rubble after nearly four months of bombing. He said that he would apply .
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The Israeli military claims in its latest operational update that it has killed “dozens of terrorists” in the central and northern Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli shelling continues. khan younisthere is a large area to the east of the city. Deli Albala are also being targeted. At least 20 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes over the weekend. RaphaThe city was previously declared a safe zone by the Israeli military and was home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, according to the U.N. humanitarian agency Ocha.
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The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said on social media that the Israeli military The general manager and administrator were detained. Al Amal Hospital in khan younis.
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A 14-year-old Palestinian child was shot dead by Israeli security forces near occupied East Jerusalem. What they claimed was an attempted stabbing.
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Spain plans to send additional aid of €3.5m (£3m/$3.8m) to the United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency UNRWAMinister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Alvarez he told lawmakers Monday. The agency faces a significant funding shortfall after several major donors withdrew funding after Israel accused 12 UNRWA employees of participating in the October 7 Hamas attack in southern Israel. I warned you.
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Russia has summoned Israel’s ambassador to Moscow over comments made in an interview with Simona Halperin. She criticized the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov He downplayed the importance of the Holocaust and said Russia was too friendly to Hamas.
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Former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will lead an independent review of the United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency. This comes after Israel accused at least 12 of its personnel of being involved in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The review was ordered last month by Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), ahead of the publication of Israel’s claims and the subsequent exodus of donors led by the United States and Britain.
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Welcome and opening overview
7:48 a.m. in Gaza, Tel Aviv and Cairo. I’m Regd Ahmad. Welcome to our latest blog on the Middle East crisis. We look forward to working with you for a while.
US Secretary of State anthony blinken His next stop will be Egypt, as he continues his fifth trip to the region since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. In Cairo, blinken I’m planning to meet with the President of Egypt. Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
US Secretary of State antony blinken Begins visit to Riyadh and meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.According to a State Department spokesperson, the two countries discussed “regional collaboration to achieve a lasting end to the Gaza crisis.” matthew miller.
Miller said the two countries also spoke about the “urgent need to de-escalate tensions in the region,” noting a surge in attacks across the region that has prompted counterattacks by the United States and its partners.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) reported in a report: Latest updates “Increased strikes in Rafah on February 4th and 5th” and an increase in the influx of internally displaced persons into the region.
We’ll go into more detail later, but first we’ll give you an overview of the latest developments so far.
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Late Sunday, a drone strike on a base in eastern Syria that also hosts U.S. forces, the first major attack in Syria or Iraq since the U.S. launched an offensive against Iranian-backed militias over the weekend. Six allied Kurdish fighters were killed. US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces The (SDF) announced on Monday that the attack struck a training range at the al-Omar base in eastern Syria. Deli El Zour, where military special forces are trained. No U.S. military casualties were reported. Islamic resistance movement in Iraq claimed responsibility.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia within hours on his fifth visit to the region since October. In addition to Israel, he also plans to visit Egypt and Qatar. Blinken said on Monday after meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Washington that there was “real hope” for the success of “good and strong nations.” [ceasefire] suggestion”. jake sullivanPresident Joe Biden’s national security adviser said Blinken would press Israel to bring more food, water, medicine and shelter to the Gaza Strip, which has been reduced to rubble after nearly four months of bombing. He said that he would apply .
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The Israeli military claims in its latest operational update that it has killed “dozens of terrorists” in the central and northern Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli shelling continues. khan younisthere is a large area to the east of the city. Deli Albala are also being targeted. At least 20 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes over the weekend. RaphaThe city was previously declared a safe zone by the Israeli military and was home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, according to the U.N. humanitarian agency Ocha.
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The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said on social media that the Israeli military The general manager and administrator were detained. Al Amal Hospital in khan younis.
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A 14-year-old Palestinian child was shot dead by Israeli security forces near occupied East Jerusalem. What they claimed was an attempted stabbing.
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Spain plans to send additional aid of €3.5m (£3m/$3.8m) to the United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency UNRWAMinister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Alvarez he told lawmakers Monday. The agency faces a significant funding shortfall after several major donors withdrew funding after Israel accused 12 UNRWA employees of participating in the October 7 Hamas attack in southern Israel. I warned you.
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Russia has summoned Israel’s ambassador to Moscow over comments made in an interview with Simona Halperin. She criticized the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov He downplayed the importance of the Holocaust and said Russia was too friendly to Hamas.
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Former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will lead an independent review of the United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency. This comes after Israel accused at least 12 of its personnel of being involved in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The review was ordered last month by Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), ahead of the publication of Israel’s claims and the subsequent exodus of donors led by the United States and Britain.
