Blinken says US envoy to seek Mideast de-escalation

AFP , Wednesday 12 May 2021

Hady Amr, the deputy assistant secretary of state in charge of Israeli and Palestinian affairs, will seek 'a de-escalation of violence,' Blinken told reporters

Blinken
Anthony Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a US envoy would travel to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders to seek a way out of spiraling violence.

Hady Amr, the deputy assistant secretary of state in charge of Israeli and Palestinian affairs, will seek "a de-escalation of violence," Blinken told reporters.

 

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