Blinken urges Israel, Palestinians to ‘end cycle of violence’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Israel and Palestinians to “end the cycle of violence”, amid rising tensions between the two sides. Mr Blinken called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid separately on Tuesday.Abbas slams West’s ‘double standards’ on Ukraine, Palestinians
Blinken held talks with Abbas on the first full day of a trip that includes a meeting with the foreign ministers of Israel and four Arab countries.Abbas, US speaker Pelosi hold rare West Bank meeting
Abbas urged US action on what he described as "unilateral Israeli practices" that "undermine a two-state solution."Palestinian president Abbas visits Israel’s Gantz in rare trip
Excerpt Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas made a rare visit to Israel Tuesday for talks with Defence Minister Benny Gantz, that the defence ministry said focused on security and civil matters. Gantz told Abbas that he intended to "continue to promote actions to strengthen confidence in the economic and civilian fields,...Palestinian president, Israeli defence minister hold rare talks
The meeting, which focused on "security policy, civilian and economic issues", came just hours after Bennett returned from Washington







