CAIRO: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged "calm" and "deescalation" after violence flared between Israel and the Palestinians as he kicked off a Middle East tour in Cairo on Monday.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (not pictured) in the capital Cairo on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. AFP PHOTO
CAIRO: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged "calm" and "deescalation" after violence flared between Israel and the Palestinians as he kicked off a Middle East tour in Cairo on Monday.