US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Turkey on Mideast tour focused on Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Friday as part of a Middle East tour amid mounting fears the war in Gaza will become a larger regional conflict. Lebanon filed a complaint to the UN Security Council over Israel's suspected assassination of Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut, while Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the group must respond to Arouri's assassination on Lebanese soil. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Friday as part of a Middle East tour amid mounting fears the war in Gaza will become a larger regional conflict. Lebanon filed a complaint to the UN Security Council over Israel's suspected assassination of Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut, while Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the group must respond to Arouri's assassination on Lebanese soil. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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