WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken's priority as he begins his first trip to the Middle East will be ensuring that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire "sticks," not trying to revive the long dormant peace process, a senior State Department official said on Monday.
"We just we don't want to see a return to the bloodshed," the State Department official told reporters as Blinken prepared to leave for meetings in Israel, the West Bank, Egypt and Jordan.
The cease-fire, which went into effect on Friday, ended 11 days of deadly conflict that began May 10 when Hamas launched rockets into Israeli territory and Israel responded with a fusillade of missile strikes.
More than 230 Palestinians and 12 Israelis were killed.
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WNU Editor: There is no common ground in this conflict. And the "two state" solution that the Biden administration is pushing is not feasible in the current environment.
And as for the ceasefire. Its only holding because of Egyptian pressure.
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3 comments:
If I understand correctly this mess is not going anywhere until Iran's government is again severely impacted by sanctions, etc. A situation that likely won't happen until the current regime and it's appointees and supporters are voted out of their positions.
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WNU,
You are 100% right.
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