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US secretary of state Antony Blinken will hear demands for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza when he meets Middle East foreign ministers in Jordan, the country’s foreign ministry said. Blinken’s visit came as a US official said talks about a “very significant” pause in fighting are under way, despite Benjamin Netanyahu’s promise that such a plan would be refused unless the hostages being held by Hamas are released.
Blinken arrived in Amman late on Friday after leaving Israel empty-handed in his efforts to secure humanitarian “pauses” in its war with Hamas. On Saturday, he will join a meeting of foreign ministers of five Arab countries which will also be attended by a representative of the Palestinian Authority (PA) led by Mahmoud Abbas. Continue reading...
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