Blinken heads to Saudi Arabia
ANKARA (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday morning departed Israel after meeting with top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss the possibilities of ending the war on Gaza.
According to media reports, Blinken is heading to Saudi Arabia to meet with top officials.
He told reporters while preparing to leave for Saudi Arabia that “there are two things left to do, get the hostages home and bring the war to an end with an understanding of what will follow.”
While citing Israeli steps taken to ensure bringing aid to Palestinians in Gaza, Blinken said Israel needs to do more to allow aid into Gaza.
Commenting on Israeli plans to vacate Palestinians from northern Gaza, he stressed that the US rejects any reoccupation of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army stepped up its assault in northern Gaza on October 5, amid a suffocating siege that has left tens of thousands without food and water.
Mediation efforts led by the US, Egypt, and Qatar to reach a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap agreement between Israel and Hamas have failed over Netanyahu’s refusal to halt the war.
Regional tensions have escalated due to Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed over 42,700 people, mostly women and children, since October last year.
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