Antony Blinken arrives in Israel today, meeting with Palestinian president expected

Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, will land in Israel within hours of solidarity with the country. He will meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian authorities say. Palestinian political leadership is deeply divided between Mahmud Abbas' Fatah party in the West Coast and its opponents Islamic militants of Hamas [...]
Israel formed a wartime cabinet, including the figure of the opposition Benny Gantz to lead the fight against Hamas. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has pledged to include this thing called Hamas”. Israel has collected 300,000 militias near the Gaza border for a possible land invasion.
The US is in talks with Israel, the UN and Egypt on allowing aid to Gaza and ensuring safe passage from territory to some residents. / File.al












