Blinken urges Israel-Palestinian calm as violence soars â€¢ FRANCE 24 English

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Jan 30, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel and the Palestinians on Monday to ease tensions amid a spike in violence that has put the region on edge. Speaking on his arrival at Israel's international airport near Tel Aviv after a brief visit to Egypt, Blinken said he had come at â€œa pivotal momentâ€ and condemned Palestinian attacks that have targeted Israeli citizens but also called for restraint in response, saying that all civilian casualties are deplorable. FRANCE 24's Carolyn Lamboley explains.
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