According to the same source, the objectives of Blinken’s tour in the region include trying to renew negotiations on… Hostage dealpromoting the next day’s plan in Gaza, the war in Lebanon, and discussing the expected Israeli response to Iran.
He was the American president Joe Biden He announced, on Thursday, that he would send his foreign minister to Israel to try to push for a ceasefire in Gaza Strip After the killing of the leader of Hamas Yahya Al-Sanwar.
Biden told reporters shortly after his arrival Germany“It is time for this war to end and for these hostages to return, and this is what we are prepared to do, and I will send Anthony Blinken to Israel“, indicating that the visit will take place within “four or five days.”
In turn, the spokesman said US State Department Matthew Miller: Washington wants to resume talks on a ceasefire proposal and free the hostages in the Gaza Strip after the killing of Sinwar.
As the US Vice President mentioned Kamala HarrisOn Saturday, the killing of Sinwar is “an opportunity for a ceasefire.”
