Blinken: 'Bring Israel closer to Arab countries to isolate Iran' - News

1/11/2024, 2:48:53 PM

Highlights: Blinken: 'Bring Israel closer to Arab countries to isolate Iran' This was stated in Cairo by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. "Israel's security and (regional) integration are linked to paving the way to a Palestinian state," he added. Egypt and Qatar are brokering between Israel and Hamas the possibility of a humanitarian truce and a new prisoner exchange. The death toll in Gaza has risen to 23,469, according to the Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip led by Hamas.

A rapprochement between Israel and Arab countries, most of which do not recognize Israel, would be "the best way to isolate Iran and its supporters." This was stated in Cairo by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. (ANSA)

A rapprochement between Israel and Arab countries, most of which do not recognize Israel, would be "the best way to isolate Iran and its supporters." This was stated in Cairo, Egypt, by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.

"Israel's security and (regional) integration are linked to paving the way to a Palestinian state," he added during the last leg of his Middle East diplomatic marathon, dedicated to the Gaza conflict.

Blinken, from Bahrain, met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to discuss the war in Gaza and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Egypt and Qatar are brokering between Israel and Hamas the possibility of a humanitarian truce and a new prisoner exchange.

Hamas: Gaza death toll rises to 23,469

The death toll in Gaza has risen to 23,469. This was announced by the Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip led by Hamas.