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Mideast Crisis: Blinken Takes Bid to Avoid Wider War to Qatar and Egypt
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is on a Middle East tour to prevent the escalation of attacks with Iran-backed militias and rally allies around a proposed cease-fire agreement for Gaza.
Blinken has met with leaders in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar, and is scheduled to meet with leaders in Israel and the West Bank. Egyptian and Qatari mediators have presented Hamas with a proposal for a pause in fighting. [ more ]