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Adel Zaanoun with Leon Bruneau in Cairo

Blinken Heads To Israel To Press For 'Immediate' Truce In Gaza War

Breakdown of food insecurity phases for Gazans in three zones, projected for the period of March 16 to July 15, according to IPC analysis published on March 18 (Credit: AFP)

Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Israel Friday 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.

Israel's main backer the United States announced it would submit for a vote on Friday a draft to the Security Council on the need for an "immediate ceasefire as part of a hostage deal", after repeatedly using its veto power to block other similarly worded resolutions.

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