US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his planned visit to Israel this week until at least next Monday, following the martyrdom of Hamas leader Salih al-Aruri due to an assassination in Beirut. The delay is reportedly tied to the recent escalation with Hezbollah after an IDF drone attack in Beirut. Blinken's broader Middle East tour, which marks his fourth trip to the region since the October 7 attack on Israel, aims to continue diplomatic consultations amidst the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict and to push for the return of Palestinians to northern Gaza. The tour will include visits to Israel, the West Bank, Turkey, where he meets President Erdogan, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. This intensive diplomatic agenda is focused on addressing the Gaza humanitarian crisis and preventing the war from escalating across the region.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is touring the Middle East amid heightened fears that Israel’s offensive in Gaza will spark conflicts in the broader region https://t.co/qWRTCIx1C3 https://t.co/5e4b9wGihA
#US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in the #UAE and #SaudiArabia on Monday before heading to #Israel after warning that the #Gaza war could spread across the region without concerted peace efforts. https://t.co/Vkni2hnMq2
Blinken is racing across the Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East to try to prevent the Israel-Gaza war from widening into a regional conflict. He was in Jordan, Qatar and UAE on Sunday, after having stopped in Turkey and Greece. Our @nytimes story: https://t.co/mDtCkoCoXG
On another urgent diplomatic mission to the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Arab partners to press for their help in tamping down resurgent fears that Israel’s three-month war against Hamas in Gaza could spread. https://t.co/ZiXcol5kZ6
Live update: Blinken warns Israel-Hamas war could ‘metastasize’ to wider region https://t.co/G39ZvvJrIw . Click to read ⬇️
King Abdullah of Jordan has warned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that there would be “catastrophic ramifications,” if the war in Gaza continued. Full read-out of their meeting in Amman below as provided by The Royal Court of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: “His… https://t.co/PUTnpfs6mu
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in Israel for his fourth official visit since Hamas' October 7 attack, as the Middle East stands on the precipice of a regional conflict and as Gaza's humanitarian crisis threatens to become catastrophic https://t.co/IoH1fPnkgb
BLINKEN PRESSES ARAB STATES TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF GAZA (Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to push Israel’s Arab neighbors on Sunday to play a future role in running Gaza, even as he aims to quell tensions beyond Israel’s offensive against Palestinian… https://t.co/AhhKUZAiI2
LIVE UPDATES Sec. Blinken is on his fourth trip to the Middle East since Oct. 7, in an attempt to try to contain the Israel-Hamas war and manage a growing regional crisis in Lebanon and the Red Sea. https://t.co/4uYnvBa9zK
#US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assures #Jordan’s King Abdullah that Washington opposes the forcible displacement of Palestinians from #Gaza or the occupied West Bank, as he hopes to kickstart talks on Gaza’s future. https://t.co/Vkni2hnMq2
Live update: Blinken assures Abdullah that US opposes ‘displacement of Palestinians’ from Gaza https://t.co/vYToRN5qcP . Click to read ⬇️
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza and bring an end to the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave https://t.co/Gx6nrtFlrV https://t.co/sYzsVAZVDQ
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the Middle East as the United States seeks to avoid escalation in the region, prioritizing the prevention of a wider war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, The Washington Post reported. https://t.co/wz8m2B6YBb
Live update: After stop in Jordan, Blinken arrives in Qatar amid whirlwind Mideast tour https://t.co/GEKBcES3pI . Click to read ⬇️
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken focuses his effort on the #IsraelHamasWar on his tour through the Middle East 📹 @Owenalterman https://t.co/LXJctd2Qsm
Blinken met today with sr officials in Jordan, a day after stops in Turkey and Greece, as he continues Biden admin’s effort to prevent Israel-Hamas war from widening. He’ll fly to Qatar and UAE today, and in coming days Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank, Egypt per @iainmarlow. https://t.co/AUzoIRMKIM
Blinken Meets Jordan’s King and Foreign Minister on Mideast Push to Keep Gaza War From Spreading https://t.co/TkpWNha7rQ
#US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with #Jordan’s King Abdullah II and foreign minister as he pressed ahead with an urgent Middle East diplomatic mission to prevent Israel’s war against Hamas in #Gaza from spreading. https://t.co/Vkni2hnMq2
Blinken says he wants to avoid escalation on Middle East tour https://t.co/58briSnDK3
Blinken visits aid warehouse, meets Jordan’s king in push to keep Gaza war contained https://t.co/WhwIXJ7Hws . Click to read ⬇️
US Secretary of State Arrives in Jordan US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a Middle East tour, arrived in Jordan, where he will confer with King Abdullah II. Blinken is expected to visit the Zionist regime on January 8 https://t.co/YiBtQENZou
Anthony Blinken begins tour of Middle East as threat of regional escalation rises https://t.co/z0bknoMDw7
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarks on his latest Middle East diplomatic mission in Turkey amid fears the Gaza conflict may engulf the region https://t.co/DZVi1kKbel https://t.co/4Crp9fNijl
At start of latest whirlwind Mideast tour, Blinken urges against ‘spread of conflict’ https://t.co/rxamD3YwNJ . Click to read ⬇️
Washington's top diplomat Antony Blinken said Saturday that he wants to make sure the conflict in the Middle East "doesn't spread", as he held meetings in Turkey and Greece ⬇️ https://t.co/lEPdWj4QG9
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the leaders of Turkey and Greece on Saturday during the opening stops of his latest Mideast diplomatic mission as fears grow that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza may expand into a broader conflict. https://t.co/4uRTOgEMdl
Touring Mideast, Blinken says US working to ensure Israel-Hamas war 'doesn't spread' https://t.co/sLs5Muazgd
BREAKING: ⚡ 🇺🇸US Secretary of State Blinken from 🇹🇷Turkey today said that 'Israel clearly does not want escalation' with Hezbollah https://t.co/BDF18qvsMS https://t.co/tGVMu9UHvE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey to begin a diplomatic tour of the Middle East. It's his fourth trip to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war began - Sky's military analyst Sean Bell assesses the significance of the visit https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 https://t.co/JlwzJthldW
Blinken meets with Turkish and Greek leaders in an attempt to prevent Israel-Hamas war from expanding https://t.co/zDbQU4IoE6
Live update: Blinken: US ‘wants to do everything possible’ to prevent escalation on Israel-Lebanon border https://t.co/9286z04lW6 . Click to read ⬇️
"We have an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading." US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who will soon visit the Middle East, says "the situation for men, women and children in Gaza remains dire". https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 📺 Sky 501, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/ECtE0BoYYv
Blinken meets with Turkish and Greek leaders as he tries to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding https://t.co/olUNlDvd4J
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also travel to Israel and the occupied West Bank, as the war in Gaza rages on https://t.co/zeSXWaxmPT https://t.co/HqqLULpI1Q
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken meets with Turkish president on latest trip to Middle East as escalation fears grow https://t.co/mTvAuooyoM
Blinken met with the President and Foreign Minister of Turkey in Istanbul. https://t.co/4W0aURFnGK
.@SecBlinken had meetings in Istanbul today with Erdogan and Fidan. They talked about the Israel-Gaza war and Sweden’s bid to join NATO, which hinges on Turkey’s approval. Blinken has just arrived on the Greek island of Crete to meet with the prime minister of Greece. https://t.co/7DvYz2hJrS
Blinken meets with Turkey's Erdogan as Middle East tensions escalate https://t.co/dVuxxH61HB
Israel-Hamas war: Antony Blinken commences his fourth tour of Middle East in 3 mnths, arrives in Turkey to address concerns https://t.co/uLvn4P8s47
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Turkey's president as part of a diplomatic tour aimed at avoiding a broader regional war https://t.co/m2O3fwVD0w
Live update: Blinken meets Turkey’s Erdogan for talks on Israel-Hamas war, Ankara’s request for US jets https://t.co/OKO11k6rhy . Click to read ⬇️
Hamas chief Haniyeh tells Blinken to focus on ending Israeli ‘aggression’ https://t.co/nOX0CcULWQ . Click to read ⬇️
US Secretary of State Antony #Blinken meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip #Erdogan for talks expected to focus on the war in #Gaza and Ankara’s request for US fighter jets. https://t.co/fjP5JklSZR
Blinken starts Mideast tour in Turkey in bid to prevent escalation into regional war https://t.co/Bz2mmYFHfk . Click to read ⬇️
Live update: Blinken kicks off 4th crisis tour since start of Israel-Hamas war with Turkey FM meeting https://t.co/T1IsyV0oRR . Click to read ⬇️
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected to meet the leaders of Turkey and Greece on Saturday at the start of a week-long trip aimed at tamping down tensions that have spiked across the #MiddleEast since #Israel's war with #Hamas began in October. https://t.co/3l0FQbHMAo
Blinken to tackle Gaza, NATO expansion with Turkey's Erdogan https://t.co/OTva73kcLg
US Secretary of State Antony #Blinken and Europe’s senior diplomat Josep Borrell have begun a new diplomatic push to stop spillover from the #Gaza war into #Israeli-occupied West Bank, Lebanon and Red Sea shipping lanes. https://t.co/WIXHIaGQM4
Live update: Blinken to meet Turkey’s Erdogan for talks expected to focus on Gaza war https://t.co/ACO8BWNCO4 . Click to read ⬇️
The head of the political wing of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh ▫️We hope that Blinken will focus his visit to the region on ending aggression on the way to ending the occupation. ▫️ We hope that Blinken has learned the lessons of the past three months and realized Washington's… https://t.co/4YxauumCTo
Blinken returns to Middle East as concern of war's escalation grows, @ElizHagedorn writes https://t.co/1Ws2BtFHUg
Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Thursday evening for the Middle East with an intensive diplomatic agenda as tensions have spiked surrounding Israel’s war against Hamas. https://t.co/RzlFpjiWwn https://t.co/PKflyUKG7j
Blinken arrived in Turkey The US Secretary of State arrived in Turkey as the first stop on his Middle East tour. https://t.co/Zk9R3z02sW
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is using his fourth trip to the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict to focus on the future governance of the Gaza Strip https://t.co/UiSnWEXlPl
Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Thursday evening for the Middle East with an intensive diplomatic agenda as tensions have spiked surrounding Israel’s war against Hamas. The assassination in Lebanon of a top Hamas leader on Tuesday, a terrorist attack in Iran on… https://t.co/Su8tGAN5qw
.@SecBlinken has arrived in Istanbul. Türkiye is a longstanding and valued @NATO Ally and partner and has a crucial role to play in addressing regional security issues, including preventing the spread of the conflict in Gaza. https://t.co/wMlEzGrgb2
BREAKING: HAMAS LEADER STATEMENT TO US Ismail Haniyeh: “We hope that Blinken has learned lessons from the past three months and realized Washington’s mistakes. We hope that officials in Arab and Islamic countries will confirm to Washington that the stability of our region is… https://t.co/1hiXkpvMeS
LIVE UPDATES: Blinken lands in Turkey, begins his fourth Middle East trip since October 7 https://t.co/aFnG3nu7fo
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week with the goals of getting Israel to curtail attacks that are killing thousands of Palestinian civilians. He's also seeking to prevent the war from spreading across the region. https://t.co/hqfWFh6Vef
Live update: Blinken arrives in Turkey on first leg of Middle East tour https://t.co/FQOhXxR0Nd . Click to read ⬇️
Blinken returns to Middle East as concern of war's escalation grows, @ElizHagedorn https://t.co/xm5kdVrDxl
Blinken returns to Middle East as concern of war's escalation grows, @ElizHagedorn reports https://t.co/plEdtXBcjp
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Europe's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, were due in the Middle East on Friday to try to halt the spillover of the conflict in Gaza to the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Lebanon and Red Sea shipping lanes https://t.co/UuT5lqap1q
Blinken heads back to the Middle East amid attacks in the Red Sea, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq https://t.co/tA7mwqfehD
Blinken Heads to Middle East After Attacks in Red Sea, Iran - BBG https://t.co/3Z7yiahzT5
On Antony Blinken's fourth trip back to the Middle East since 7 October 2023, the risk of escalation appears more evident than it was on journeys one to three Read more🔗 https://t.co/Os1QV5nmOQ
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set on Friday to begin a diplomatic tour through the Middle East, as the U.S. seeks to defuse tensions in the region, where fears are growing that the war in Gaza could spiral into a broader conflict. Follow updates. https://t.co/g9Ph7J0sy8
#Blinken heads to the #Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge https://t.co/5eybOkRrMk
Blinken heads to Middle East amid fears of war’s spread https://t.co/M6zQOSRhJ6
Blinken heads to Middle East in firefight mode as risk of escalation grows Read more🔗 https://t.co/SIBNuskqPs
Blinken heads to the Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge https://t.co/dR0D3KWKdD
US Secretary of State Blinken today began an extensive diplomatic visit that will last a week, during which he will visit Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. https://t.co/2qUf11A1bT
Blinken heads to Mideast for talks with Israel, Arab allies on war’s ‘next phase’ https://t.co/99nQSahuC9 . Click to read ⬇️
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit nine countries as Israel’s war on Gaza widens to Lebanon and threatens to engulf the region https://t.co/GqQU2y2Erc https://t.co/Wuwd11e6Rq
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East this weekend for the fourth time in three months on a tour expected to focus largely on easing resurgent fears that the Israel-Hamas war could erupt into a broader conflict. https://t.co/a0zGooCSrW
Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarks on high-stakes Middle East trip as tensions boil https://t.co/Q03ai4sgMm https://t.co/CQncGqO23W
Blinken heads back to Middle East amid regional escalation fears https://t.co/4ca7sKdJH4 https://t.co/BExWyCj1cE
Live update: Blinken to push Israel during visit to allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza https://t.co/IScE0fE4Uq . Click to read ⬇️
Blinken will soon depart for fourth visit to the Middle East since October 7, where he will focus on the Gaza humanitarian crisis and preventing the Israel-Hamas war from spilling over across the region as tensions threaten to boil over https://t.co/ERLsNXb7jW
⚠️ BLINKEN TO TRAVEL TO ISRAEL, WEST BANK IN WEEK-LONG GAZA DIPLOMACY PUSH - STATE DEPT (Reuters) U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken will depart on Thursday for a week of diplomacy on Israel’s war in Gaza, visiting Israel and the West Bank, as well as Turkey, Greece, Jordan,… https://t.co/I0lGt4J2vE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East this week for the fourth time since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, as the US continues efforts to avert a broader regional conflict https://t.co/yPjPWUfCrs
#US top diplomat Antony Blinken will visit #Israel and the West Bank, as well as Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, #SaudiArabia and Egypt over the next week, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller tells reporters. https://t.co/g4UTkA6r60 https://t.co/mEw2dpSEkc
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken will depart for his fourth trip to the Middle East since October 7 on Thursday https://t.co/9QPiXcCYti
Blinken set for Israel visit as regional war fears mount https://t.co/1GemZUsDmI
NEW: Blinken set for Israel visit as regional war fears mount https://t.co/Q6EQwnMnPk
With concerns growing about further escalation in the Middle East, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will once again embark on a diplomatic trip to the region, government sources say. According to them, Blinken, in particular, will visit Israel. No details about the other…
Blinken to head Thursday on new Mideast crisis trip: US official https://t.co/W8nGfMaRnm
AFP, quoting an American official: Blinken begins a new Middle East tour today that includes Israel. https://t.co/aIFuMJHSQi
Live update: Blinken to depart for Mideast tomorrow, including stop in Israel https://t.co/d7BL0Z7RXe . Click to read ⬇️
#US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will depart on Thursday for the Middle East, including a stop in Israel, as the United States continues diplomatic consultations on the #Israel-#Gaza conflict, a senior US official says. https://t.co/BOUJUWGErV
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will depart on Thursday for the Middle East, including a stop in Israel, as the United States continues diplomatic consultations on the #Israel-#Gaza conflict, a senior US official said on Wednesday. #UnitedStates https://t.co/SPOEgoJ3nH
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel next week. https://t.co/kaDL0z6gv7
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his visit to Tel Aviv this week after the martyrdom of Hamas leader Salih al-Aruri as a result of the assassination of the Israel https://t.co/440hXMGLrn
Secretary of State Blinken's visit to Israel, which was scheduled for this week, has been postponed... https://t.co/41J7ct5mAV
🚨 BREAKING: U.S. TEL AVIV VISIT DELAYED Blinken's trip to Tel Aviv postponed until at least next Monday. Reported to not be tied to the escalation with Hezbollah after IDF drone attack in Beirut killing Hamas leaders. Source: Channel 12 https://t.co/S4oWXDvIH6
🚨 BREAKING: U.S. TEL AVIV VISIT DELAYED Blinken's trip to Tel Aviv postponed until at least next Monday. Reported to be tied to the escalation with Hezbollah after IDF drone attack in Beirut killing Hamas leaders. Source: Channel 12 https://t.co/LY5CrnRCVQ
Live update: Blinken delays Israel visit to next week — official https://t.co/rV8cehKzia . Click to read ⬇️
#BREAKING: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken postpones planned visit to Israel this week in the wake of the assassination in Beirut
#BREAKING: US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken cancels planned visit to Israel this week in the wake of the assassination in Beirut
⚡️Hebrew Channel 12: Blinken's visit to Tel Aviv postponed until at least next Monday