Top US official to visit Middle East after truce in Gaza

Published date25 May 2021
Date25 May 2021
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
President Joe Biden announced Mr Blinken was departing yesterday for a short visit to Israel, the West Bank, Jordan and Egypt for what will be the Biden administration's highest-level in-person meetings on the crisis that erupted earlier this month.

In a statement, Mr Biden said Mr Blinken will also work with regional partners to ensure "the co-ordinated international effort to ensure immediate assistance reaches Gaza".

The administration had been roundly...

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