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World > Americas & EMEA
Blinken: Time to end Gaza war now
By Agence France-Presse
Oct 24, 2024 12:15 am

TEL AVIV, Israel — United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that 'now is the time' to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran.

Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and has pledged to hit back against Tehran's October 1 missile strike.

COOL AND CIVIL United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem on Oct. 22, 2024. PHOTO FROM THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE VIA EPA

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