from Daily Sabah
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Thursday that a major Israeli attack on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be "a mistake" and unnecessary in defeating Hamas, underscoring the further souring of relations between the United States and Israel.
Blinken, on his sixth urgent Mideast mission since the war began, spoke after huddling with top Arab diplomats in Cairo for discussions over efforts for a cease-fire and over ideas for Gaza's post-conflict future.
He said an "immediate, sustained cease-fire” with the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas was urgently needed and that gaps were narrowing in indirect negotiations that the U.S., Egypt and Qatar have spent weeks mediating.
Blinken heads to Israel on Friday to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war Cabinet...read more here
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