US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday and told him that the US backs "tangible steps" for a Palestinian state. Blinken's visit comes as the UN Security Council prepares to vote on a US-proposed resolution that would condemn attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea area and demand an immediate halt. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday and told him that the US backs "tangible steps" for a Palestinian state. Blinken's visit comes as the UN Security Council prepares to vote on a US-proposed resolution that would condemn attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea area and demand an immediate halt. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
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