Blinken's Middle East Visit Fails to Achieve Progress on Hostages or Humanitarian Pause
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his Middle East tour without making progress on securing a sustained humanitarian pause or the release of hostages. Talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to convince him to adopt a pause in hostilities, while Israel imposed another communication blackout in Gaza despite US requests not to do so. Aid truck crossings into Gaza decreased, and the US accused Hamas of breaking the agreement on injured civilians crossing into Egypt. Blinken expressed concern for civilian casualties and pledged to work on getting more humanitarian assistance into Gaza. However, exchanges of heavy fire resumed on the southern Lebanese border between Israel and Hezbollah, and the US's diplomatic standing in the region appears to be eroding.
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