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US State Secretary Blinken kicks off visit to Israel, Palestinian territories

US State Secretary Blinken kicks off visit to Israel, Palestinian territories

TEL AVIV: In the midst of a new wave of violence, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (pix) is due to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories from Monday onwards. Blinken is scheduled to talk to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. On the agenda are Israel’s increasing encroachment into the region, as well as its highly tense relations with its Palestinian neighbours. Iran will likely also be a focal point of discussion, reported German Press Agency (dpa). In Ramallah on Tuesday, Blinken is set to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The aim of Blinken’s visit is to de-escalate Israeli-Palestinian tensions, which have surged in recent days, raising fears that a spiral of violence could escalate into full-blown war.In one of Jerusalem’s deadliest attacks in 15 years, a 21-year-old Palestinian opened fire on people as they came out of a synagogue after prayers on Friday. The US strongly condemned the attack in East Jerusalem, in which seve

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