Antony Blinken

Blinken Weighs Presenting Gaza Post-War Plan After Presidential Election

This is Beirut, 2024-10-16 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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According to US officials interviewed by Axios, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is considering a post-war plan for Gaza, based on ideas developed by Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which would be presented after the US presidential election. In July, Brett McGurk, President Biden’s top Middle East advisor, and State Department ...

Blinken and Austin Warn Israel to Address Gaza Humanitarian Situation

This is Beirut, 2024-10-15 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United States Secretaries of state and defense on sunday issued a highly irregular warning to their Israeli counterparts, that failure to drastically improve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza within 30 days would have severe ramifications, potentially including the suspension of US arms sales. An Israeli diplomatic source stated that the US has ...

Gabriel: The US Is Working Hard for a Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 2024-10-08 20:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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President and CEO of the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL) Ed Gabriel said on Tuesday that he met with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss the situation in Lebanon. Gabriel revealed Blinken’s assurance that the US would be providing resources for the Lebanese Armed Forces in terms of equipment and training, as they ...

Blinken Declares World Is 'Safer' After Nasrallah's Death

This Is Beirut, 2024-09-30 19:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the world is safer after Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah, describing the Hezbollah chief as a "brutal terrorist" while insisting diplomacy was the Middle East's best chance at stability. "The region and the world are safer without him," Blinken, speaking in Washington, said of the deceased ...

Blinken Affirms Diplomatic Solutions Remain Viable in Mideast

This Is Beirut, 2024-09-27 23:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States still believes a diplomatic solution is possible in the Middle East, even as Israel strikes Lebanon, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. "The path to diplomacy may seem difficult to see at this moment, but it is there, and in our judgment, it is necessary. We will continue to work intensively," Blinken told a news ...

US Calls for Protection of Humanitarian Staff in Gaza

2024-09-12 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday for the protection of aid workers after UN staffers were killed in Gaza. He argued that a US-backed ceasefire was the best way to ensure their safety. "We need to see humanitarian sites protected, and that's something that we continue to raise with Israel," Blinken told reporters during a ...

It Is Time for a Truce in Gaza, Says Blinken in Qatar

This Is Beirut, 2024-08-21 01:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Top US diplomat Antony Blinken appealed Tuesday to Hamas urgently to accept a ceasefire plan to ease suffering in Gaza but also entered a public spat with Israel as he capped a new round of shuttle diplomacy. The US Secretary of State closed his ninth wartime trip to the region, in which he warned that the US-backed truce proposal may be the ...

Blinken Arrives in Qatar for Gaza Truce Push

This Is Beirut, 2024-08-20 21:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Qatar on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour to push forward talks aimed at ending the 10-month-old Gaza war. A US senior official traveling with Blinken in the Middle East criticized "maximalist" remarks attributed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on maintaining control of ...

Blinken: Israel Accepts Bridging Proposal

Yara Germany, 2024-08-20 20:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is continuing his visit to the Middle East. On Monday, he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The US diplomat stated that "Israel accepts the bridging proposal" and that "Prime Minister Netanyahu has committed to sending his senior expert team back ...

Blinken Meets Egyptian President in Gaza Truce Push

This Is Beirut, 2024-08-20 19:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Top US diplomat Antony Blinken met Egypt's president Tuesday for talks about a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US "bridging proposal" for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same. The Palestinian militant group, whose October 7 attack triggered the war, said it was "keen to reach a ceasefire" agreement but protested US ...

Blinken Asserts Netanyahu's Support for Gaza Ceasefire Proposal

This Is Beirut, 2024-08-19 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured him of support for a US proposal to bridge gaps on reaching a Gaza ceasefire, and pressed Hamas to agree. Following three hours of talks with the prime minister in Jerusalem, Blinken said that Netanyahu promised Israel would send a team to ...

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