May 25, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. would work with its partners “to ensure that Hamas does not benefit from the reconstruction assistance” to Gaza.
By United with Israel Staff and AP
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to “rally international support” to aid Gaza following a devastating war there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of its rulers, members of the Hamas terror group.
Hamas and Palestinian Jihad launched the 11-day war, murdering Israeli civilians, including a five-year-old boy, with indiscriminate rocket fire at Israeli population centers.
The truce that came into effect Friday has so far held, but it did not address any of the underlying issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, something Blinken acknowledged after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped Washington would not sign back onto the Iran nuclear deal after meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem.
Dominic Raab will reiterate that the UK supports a two-state solution to deliver “lasting peace” in Gaza on a visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories on Wednesday.
Mr Raab will meet with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on the one-day visit, which comes after the Israel-Gaza ceasefire was declared on Friday.
The Foreign Secretary is expected to outline that the UK is committed to a two-state solution, the creation of an independent Palestinian nation alongside Israel, which the Government believes is “the best way to permanently end the occupation, deliver Palestinian self-determination and preserve Israel’s Jewish and democratic identity”.