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Tamara Davison

Who is Antony Blinken? US Secretary of State pushes for ceasefire in Gaza

A top US politician has been holding talks with Egyptian and Qatari leaders to try and save lives in the Middle East. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging both sides in the Israeli-Gaza war to agree to a temporary ceasefire in Gaza to allow humanitarian aid to go in to help Palestinian civilians.

In Cairo, Egypt, Blinken met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and was due to travel to Doha for ongoing talks with Qatar’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. 

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