US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Friday for tense talks with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on the war in Gaza. He is expected to speak to the Israeli government on humanitarian aid distribution in the Palestinian territory and to urge Israel not to launch a ground operation in Rafah, where around 1.5 million people are sheltering. His visit comes as the US plans to put a resolution calling for an immediate truce in Gaza to a vote of the UN Security Council, intensifying pressure on its ally. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Friday for tense talks with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on the war in Gaza. He is expected to speak to the Israeli government on humanitarian aid distribution in the Palestinian territory and to urge Israel not to launch a ground operation in Rafah, where around 1.5 million people are sheltering. His visit comes as the US plans to put a resolution calling for an immediate truce in Gaza to a vote of the UN Security Council, intensifying pressure on its ally. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
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