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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Hezbollah pressures northern Israel; Blinken tries to contain Gaza war
Description: Israel (MNN) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with senior leaders in the Middle East this week, trying desperately to de-escalate and contain the Gaza war.
Blinken meets with Israeli leaders again today after discussing Arab leaders’ responses with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, various Israeli Cabinet ministers, and opposition leader Yair Lapid yesterday.
According to Reuters, Arab leaders told Blinken:
“…they wanted integration with Israel – also a long-term Israeli aim – but only if that included a ‘practical pathway’ to a Palestinian state. With U.S. support, Israel established diplomatic ties with the United Arab...