U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his visit to Israel, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior leaders to discuss the ongoing six-month-old conflict in Gaza. Blinken's visit aimed to press for an 'immediate and sustained ceasefire' and to present alternatives to Israel's planned ground assault into Rafah. Prior to his arrival, the U.S. had submitted a draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an 'immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages' in Gaza. Despite these efforts, and Washington's shared goal of defeating Hamas and ensuring Israel's long-term security, reports indicate that Netanyahu rejected the American appeals, leaving Blinken to depart the Middle East without achieving the desired outcome.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday once again left the Middle East empty-handed as Israel’s prime minister rejected American appeals to call off a promised ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. https://t.co/Kj1UcV145m
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington shared Israel's goal of defeating Hamas and ensuring its long-term security, but 'a major military ground operation in Rafah is not the way to do it' https://t.co/AKguEswxk7 https://t.co/wfCgZAyBv8
Blinken meets with Netanyahu in Israel as diplomatic efforts ramp up https://t.co/QxODNPvP4e
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds talks in Israel as PM Netanyahu vows invasion of Gaza's Rafah https://t.co/XtD9Jwpcyk https://t.co/eKJMrZJzyo
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli leaders confronted each other on Friday about the future of the war in Gaza, as the top U.S. diplomat urged Israel not to invade a city packed with civilians. https://t.co/Q30Tdg7NkE
Secretary of State Antony Blinken presented the resolution calling for “an immediate cease-fire.” https://t.co/0KMqIR6dyn
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he told Israeli leaders Friday about alternatives to its plan for a major ground operation in Rafah. https://t.co/qr7fLgFd9M
US Secretary Blinken and Benny Gantz meet in #TelAviv. https://t.co/nyIkmHT4HG
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv on Friday on the final stop in his sixth urgent trip to the region since the start of the war. https://t.co/aszLdMkoHP
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel, as he and other top U.S. officials made the latest bid to secure a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas https://t.co/cZpH1eEZRI https://t.co/cZpH1eEZRI
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at talks aimed at ensuring more aid flows into Gaza, amid increasingly tense relations between the two allies over the six-month-old war with Hamas https://t.co/Y1zDVcvxTu
Blinken meets Israeli leaders as U.N. prepares to vote on a cease-fire resolution https://t.co/7dcD6h5ezk
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday at a tense moment in U.S.-Israeli relations, coming to warn Israeli leaders against a ground invasion of the densely packed Gaza city of Rafah and to try to advance a cease-fire plan. https://t.co/LpHvycboMq
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Tel Aviv, where he is expected to share alternatives to Israel's planned ground assault into the southern Gaza city of Rafah during talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country's war cabinet. https://t.co/czINJkkIZS
Blinken Lands In Israel For Tense Gaza Talks With Netanyahu https://t.co/PgXc47cIXV https://t.co/H07EZA2BVN
A resolution calling for an "immediate and sustained ceasefire" in Gaza will be voted on by the UN Security Council today. This comes as Antony Blinken meets Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv. @AliBunkallSKY has the latest. https://t.co/63anraPAGa 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/yIFW5pJgAL
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Blinken in Israel for talks as UN prepares to vote on a cease-fire resolution https://t.co/27wtfbRLjO
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived at Israel's Ben Gurion airport, the US Embassy in Jerusalem said Friday morning. https://t.co/GgvgZV2SNy
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱BREAKING: BLINKEN ARRIVES IN ISRAEL AS PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR GAZA CEASEFIRE He will meet Netanyahu and other members of the Israeli War Cabinet after the U.S submitted a ceasefire proposal to the UN Security Council. https://t.co/vRsWLhVS7E https://t.co/SuVvL2mZWW
Following his Visit to Egypt, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has just arrived in Israel for Essential Meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Members of Israeli War Cabinet to discuss his Trip this week to several Middle Eastern Countries as well as the continued… https://t.co/0dLPT3BMvc
US Secretary of State Anthony #Blinken lands in Tel Aviv ahead of #Gaza war talks, expected to be tense, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to an AFP journalist. https://t.co/p62m4iJi02
Blinken is wheels down in Israel for talks with Netanyahu https://t.co/TzTzcjIIPw
Blinken heads to Israel Friday to press for a truce in Gaza. The Secretary of State's visit comes ahead of a key UN Security Council vote on a US draft resolution calling for an "immediate" ceasefire https://t.co/PErpcaNFwh https://t.co/vmoEqxXdEF
Secretary of State Antony #Blinken is heading to Israel to press for a truce in #Gaza, ahead of a key UN Security Council vote on a US draft resolution calling for an “immediate” ceasefire. https://t.co/p62m4iJi02
US Secretary of State, #AntonyBlinken, to visit Israel & meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior leaders. https://t.co/LFvWs5WKHC
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, traveling in the Middle East on Thursday, pressed for a halt to fighting in the Gaza Strip as the U.S. prepared to introduce a resolution at the UN on Friday calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire.” https://t.co/tumdBlJIYK
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during an interview on Al Arabiya that the US has submitted a draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages" in Gaza. The US has repeatedly vetoed previous UNSC draft… https://t.co/uckR5f3SBQ