US and Arab FMs to meet on Gaza, Lebanon in London Friday

AFP , Wednesday 23 Oct 2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Arab counterparts in London on Friday to discuss the Israeli wars on Gaza and Lebanon, the State Department said.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in El-Al
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in El-Alamein on Egypt's northern coast. AFP

 

Blinken, who is currently in Saudi Arabia after visiting Israel, will travel to the British capital following talks in Qatar, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters on Wednesday.

The State Department did not immediately identify which ministers would attend the meeting in London.

Qatar, where Blinken is due on Thursday, has been involved in mediation efforts towards a Gaza truce and captives release deal.

Blinken, on his 11th trip to the region since war broke out more than a year ago, has been pressing for a Gaza ceasefire following the death of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar last week, in a gun battle with Israeli troops.

He is also seeking a "diplomatic solution" in Lebanon without urging however an immediate end to Israeli strikes on Lebanon.


A rocket fired by an Israeli war plane targeting a building in Beirut's southern suburb of Shayah. AFP

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