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Blinken will travel to Israel as US looks to ease tensions with Hezbollah
3 January 2024 23:24 GMT
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will depart on Thursday for the Middle East, including a stop in Israel, as the US looks to contain fighting in Gaza, a senior US official said.
The official told reporters on condition of anonymity that senior Biden advisor Amos Hochstein will also travel to Israel in a bid to ease tensions between Israel and Hezbollah after the assassination of Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut.