Blinken says the Middle East has two options: Hamas or “integration”

The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenassured today that the Middle East has two options to get out of the crisis: “offered by Hamas“wave of”integration, normalization, collaboration and affirmation of Palestinian rights”.

“It is clear that there are two paths in this region. One of them is greater integration, normalization, collaboration and affirmation of Palestinian rights.“Blinken said during a meeting in Cairo with the Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

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“The other option is the one offered Hamasa path that only offers death, destruction, terror and madness“, stated the American diplomat, who added that”the option is very clear” is that U.S has the “challenge of working together and directing everyone towards the first option”.

Blinken made these statements after landing this morning in Cairo, where he traveled as part of a tour of the Middle East to reaffirm supportunshakable”from his country to Israel following attacks by the Islamic group Hamas on October 7, which provoked a ferocious Israeli bombing campaign in the Gaza strip.

In this sense, the North American reaffirmed that his country is “determined to oppose Hamas and everything it has done to ensure this never happens again”, something he has reiterated on every visit he makes to other Arab countries.

Blinken made no reference to the intense Israeli bombing campaign in Linkto the blockade or evacuation ultimatum of the north of the Strip imposed by Israelsomething he avoided condemning or mentioning throughout his trip in defense of the Israeli state.

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Likewise, he assured that the United States is “determined to support the innocent civilians who suffered, mainly due to what Hamas did on all sides”.

The American also stated that his visit to Egypt aims to address how to prevent the expansion of the conflict and “think together of a way forward” toward a solution.

Blinken arrived in Egypt after an intense journey of contacts that led him to Tel Aviv, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain It is Saudi Arabia.

Source: Elcomercio

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