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Blinken to meet Mahmoud Abbas during Amman Jordan trip
12 October 2023 05:53 BST
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday in Amman, Jordan, a senior Palestinian official said.
Blinken will first travel to Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet to discuss the hostage situation in the Gaza Strip and additional military aid to Israel following a surprise Hamas attack on the country.
He will also travel to Jordan and additional countries in the region. The US hopes to dissuade other armed groups in the region, such as Lebanese Hezbollah, from joining the conflict in Israel.