Blinken will travel to Türkiye after visiting Israel and Jordan

The head of diplomacy U.S, Anthony BlinkenVisit Türkiye on Sunday and Monday, as part of a trip to the Middle East amid the war between Israel It is Hamasthe State Department said Saturday.

Blink It’s on Saturday at Jordan hold talks with several Arab countries, after having visited Israel Friday.

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The secretary of state called on Friday that Israel protect Palestinian civilians trapped in the conflictwhich began after the bloody attack carried out on October 7 by the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas on Israeli soil.

Blink He also asked to speed up the delivery of humanitarian help The Gaza stripand intends to address the long-term prospects for this Palestinian territory.

It will also propose measures “urgent stop the violence, calm the rhetoric and reduce the regional tensions”, at a time when the international community fears an escalation of the conflict, according to a statement from the State Department.

The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoganreported on Saturday that it had cut off all contacts with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahudue to Israel’s actions in the Gaza strip.

The State Department did not confirm in its statement a meeting between Blink and the Turkish president, although it seemed likely that they would hold a meeting, according to his entourage.

In Ankarathe head of American diplomacy will also address the conflict in Ukraine and the completion of the accession of Sweden The NATOwhich was blocked for a long time by Türkiyeaccording to the same source.

The bloody attacks of the fighters of Hamas on Israeli soil, on October 7, it caused more than 1,400 deaths, most of them civilians, according to Israeli authorities.

Israeli retaliatory bombings on Gaza strip caused almost 9,500 deaths, most of them civilians, according to Hamaswho governs Link since 2007.

Source: Elcomercio

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