Washington’s high diplomat Antony Blinken stated on Saturday (Jan 6) that he needs to verify the battle within the Center East “does not unfold”, as he held conferences in Türkiye and Greece.
Blinken, on a brand new tour of the Center East, met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Crete on Saturday, a couple of hours after an extended assembly in Istanbul with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“One of many actual considerations is the border between Israel and Lebanon, and we wish to do every thing doable to verify we see no escalation,” he instructed journalists in Crete after the assembly.
Blinken stated it was in no one’s curiosity to escalate the battle or enable it to unfold past Gaza.
Israel has vowed to eradicate Hamas militants from Gaza after their lightning assault on Oct 7, which resulted within the deaths of round 1,140 folks, in accordance with an AFP tally primarily based on official figures.
Israel since then has been carrying out a relentless bombardment and floor invasion of Gaza that has killed a minimum of 22,722 folks, in accordance with the territory’s well being ministry.
