EGN NEWS DESK
“It is time for it to get finished. It’s additionally time to ensure that nobody takes any steps that might derail this course of,” he stated.
The diplomatic push comes amid fears of an anticipated Iranian and Hezbollah assault towards Israel and the specter of an all-out regional conflict.
“We are working to ensure that there is no such thing as a escalation, no provocation, that there are not any actions that in any method can transfer us away from shifting this deal over the road or, for that matter, escalating the battle to different locations and to better depth,” he stated.
This is Blinken’s ninth journey to the Middle East since Hamas’ violent October 7 assault on Israel triggered a large navy response from the Israel Defense Forces which has killed tens of hundreds of Palestinians.
He is scheduled to satisfy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later Monday and journey to Egypt within the following days.
U.S., Egyptian and Qatari mediators met in Doha on Friday and Saturday with the intention of reaching a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. Biden stated Friday that “we’re nearer than we’ve ever been” to reaching the deal.
Another summit is tentatively scheduled in Cairo on Wednesday or Thursday, the Times of Israel stories.
