Antony Blinken News

Mahmud Abbas said Sunday that the Palestinian Authority could return to power in the Gaza Strip only if a «comprehensive solution» is found for the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Israel has sought to destroy Gaza's Hamas rulers since the deadly October 7 attacks, raising the question of who would run the Palestinian territory after the war. «We (the Palestinian Authority) will fully assume our responsibilities within the framework of a comprehensive political solution that includes all of the West Bank, including east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip,» Abbas told visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. At a congressional hearing late last month, Blinken said that «what would make the most sense would be for an effective and revitalised Palestinian Authority to have governance and ultimately security responsibility for Gaza.» There cannot be a «reversion of the status quo with Hamas running Gaza», Blinken said.

Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing at least 33 people and wounding dozens, health officials said. The strike came as Israel said it would press on with its offensive to crush the territory's Hamas rulers, despite US appeals for a pause to get aid to desperate civilians. The soaring death toll in Gaza has sparked growing international anger, with tens of thousands from Washington to Berlin taking to the streets Saturday to demand an immediate cease-fire. Israel has rejected the idea of halting its offensive, even for brief humanitarian pauses proposed by U.S.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Simon Lewis, Suleiman and Al-Khalidi

Associated Press (AP).Check all the Israel-Gaza war LIVE Updates here. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has criticised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his stance in the raging war between Israel and Hamas, following Turkey's announcement of the recall of its ambassador to Israel, The Times of Israel reported.The ministry accused Erdogan of aligning with the Gaza-based terror group, Hamas.In a statement, the Israeli Foreign Ministry defended Israel's military operations in Gaza as a "war of self-defence" and described Hamas as "the true enemy of the Palestinian people."Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey has "crossed out" Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and will strive to bring Israel before the International Criminal Court for its actions in Gaza, CNN reported, citing Turkish state media outlet Anadolu. (ANI)Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has vowed that the Israeli forces will get to Hamas Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar and eliminate him, Times of Israel reported on Saturday.He has said that the forces are prepared to fight until victory "as long as it takes".After touring the northern border and in the south in the past two days, Gallant said that he was told by reserve soldiers that they are prepared "to fight until victory" and for as long as it takes.

fire with Hamas militants in Gaza. Gaza's living conditions, already dire before the fighting, have deteriorated further. Food is scarce, residents have resorted to drinking salty water, and medical services are collapsing in Gaza.

Antony Blinken on Saturday to secure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Palestinians said an Israeli air strike killed at least 15 people in a U.N.-run school being used as a shelter. In a rare open display of disagreement, the top U.S. diplomat pushed back as he stood next to his Jordanian and Egyptian counterparts at a news conference, saying a ceasefire would only let Hamas regroup and launch more attacks on Israel. Blinken met the Saudi, Qatari, Emirati, Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers in Amman four weeks after Hamas fighters burst over the border into Israel, killing 1,400 people and taking more than 240 people hostage. Israel has since struck Gaza from the air, imposed a siege and launched a ground assault, stirring global alarm at humanitarian conditions in the enclave and, Gaza health officials said on Saturday, killing more than 9,488 Palestinians. «Right now we have to make sure that this war stops,» Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told the news conference. Blinken said all were agreed on the need for peace and that the current status quo in Gaza cold not hold, but he acknowledged there were differences between Washington, which has called only for pauses to led aid into Gaza, and its allies. «A ceasefire now would simply leave Hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on Oct.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Simon Lewis and Suleiman Al-Khalidi

Istanbul: Turkey said Saturday it was recalling its ambassador to Israel and breaking off contacts with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in protest at the bloodshed in Gaza. Ankara announced its decision on the eve of what promises to be a difficult visit to Turkey by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Palestinian ally Turkey had been gradually mending its torn relations with Israel until last month's start of the Israel-Hamas war.

Israel did not stop its assault on Gaza then the conflict could widen into a regional war. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in his first speech since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7, also threatened the U.S., Israel's main ally, hinting his Iran-backed paramilitary group was ready to confront U.S.

By Joe Bavier, Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Russia over its invasion of Ukraine

Joe Biden's proposed New Delhi trip for the Quad summit and Republic Day celebrations in January, and review the developments in West Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. During his visit, US secretary of state Antony Blinken will be accompanied by defence secretary Lloyd Austin and they will meet external affairs minister S Jaishankar, defence minister Rajnath Singh, along with other senior Indian officials. «The secretary will travel to New Delhi to participate in the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, joined by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.

Antony Blinken while endorsing the Islamist militant movement that has ruled the impoverished territory since 2007. Addressing a Senate hearing, Blinken said, “At some point, what would make the most sense would be for an effective and revitalized Palestinian Authority to have governance and ultimately security responsibility for Gaza." "Whether you can get there in one step is a big question that we have to look at.

war-torn Israel on Friday. The United States and other countries are looking at "a variety of possible permutations" for the future of the Gaza Strip if Hamas militants are removed from control. 1) Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head back to Israel on Friday.

United States accused Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday of trying to use the Israel-Hamas war to reduce Western support for Ukraine, which it said requires continued backing from Washington to prevent Russian success. Hamas militants carried out a shock cross-border attack from Gaza this month that Israeli officials say killed more than 1,400 people, prompting Washington to rush military aid to Israel and sparking fears in Kyiv that backing for its war against invading Russian forces could suffer. «Putin is very much trying to take advantage of the Hamas attack on Israel in the hopes that it will distract us… and that it will result in the United States pulling back its resources» from Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a Senate hearing on supplemental national security funding. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned during the same hearing that Putin will succeed in his bid to seize Ukrainian territory if the United States halts support for Kyiv. «I can guarantee you that without our support, Putin will be successful,» Austin said.

Joe Biden's top advisers will try to convince U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that it is in the country's best interest to provide billions more dollars to Ukraine and Israel despite huge budget deficits and divisions over his administration's policies toward both countries. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will testify to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Biden's request for $106 billion to fund ambitious plans for Ukraine, Israel and U.S.

Also Read: Gaza receives largest aid shipment since Israel-Hamas war began The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that their ground forces are continuing operations in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. During these operations, they have targeted Hamas militants and destroyed facilities belonging to the group. The IDF has stated that their troops have killed Hamas gunmen who engaged in a firefight with ground forces in Gaza.

United States and China have agreed to work together toward an expected summit between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping next month, U.S. officials said on Friday, following hours of meetings between Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and senior U.S.

The Biden administration is meeting with China’s top diplomats this week to try to repair a relationship between the two superpowers that has grown rocky.

PTI reported. Earlier, during the Security Council meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized that all acts of terrorism, whether carried out by organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba based in Pakistan or by Hamas, and regardless of the locations they target such as Mumbai or Kibbutz Beeri, are considered unlawful and unjustifiable.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Washington on Thursday for high-level talks, the US state department has announced, as the two countries try to “responsibly manage” their fraught relations.