In Israel, Blinken pushes US support for rebuilding Gaza
>>Lara Jakes, The New York Times Published: 26 May 2021 12:43 AM BdST Updated: 26 May 2021 12:43 AM BdST A balloon vendor plies his trade on Friday, May 21, 2021,in front of a building that was destroyed during Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City this month. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his first trip to the Middle East during the Biden administration. (Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times) Israeli ground forces at the Gaza Border on May 16, 2021. Israel has quietly sought, and perhaps achieved, a large measure of autonomy from its half-century of reliance on the United States. (Dan B...