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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives board his aircraft prior to departure, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., as he travels to Brussels for a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Blinken to return to Israel as U.S. hopes to see further extensions of Gaza cease-fire

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media after participating in the so-called "2+2 Dialogue" in New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)

Blinken says ‘far too many’ Palestinians have died as Israel wages relentless war on Hamas

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Palestinians wait to collect the bodies of the Hijazi family that was killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip fron a morgue in Rafah on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Live updates | Thousands of Palestinians flee fighting in Gaza’s north after safe passage announced

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second right, takes a seat next to Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, right, and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, second left, as he attends an outreach session during the Group of 7 Foreign Ministers meetings in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

G7 nations announce a unified stance on Israel-Hamas war after intensive meetings in Tokyo

By Matthew Lee, Foster Klug and Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference after the Group of 7 Foreign Ministers meetings Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Blinken urges united future Palestinian government for Gaza and West Bank, widening gulf with Israel

By Ellen Knickmeyer and Josef Federman - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. and South Korea close ranks on common global issues during Blinken visit

By Matthew Lee and Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

A Palestinian wounded in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip is brought to a hospital in Khan Younis, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Live updates | More Palestinians fleeing combat zone in northern Gaza, UN says

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on his arrival at Iikura guest house, ahead of G7 ministerial meetings, in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agenda

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group raise their fists and cheer as Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah appears via a video link, during a rally to commemorate Hezbollah fighters who were killed in South Lebanon last few weeks while fighting against the Israeli forces, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Nasrallah's speech had been widely anticipated throughout the region as a sign of whether the Israel-Hamas conflict would spiral into a regional war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Border strikes fuel Hezbollah-Israel tensions as Gaza incursion deepens

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media about his meetings with Turkish counterparts, before departing from Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Monday Nov. 6, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)

Blinken wraps up frantic Mideast tour with tepid, if any, support for pauses in Gaza fighting

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Palestinians strike the concrete while looking for survivors under the rubble of a destroyed house following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Live updates | Israeli warplanes hit refugee camps in Gaza while UN agencies call siege an ‘outrage’

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards his plane to depart after meetings, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken meets Abbas in the West Bank in the latest stop on his diplomat push on the Israel-Hamas war

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, during a day of meetings about the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Amman, Jordan, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool photo via AP)

Blinken tries to build support among wary Arab countries for planning a postwar future for Gaza

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

FILE - Staff work at the Magen David Adom's (MDA) Marcus National Blood Services Center, in Ramla, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. The blood bank and processing center is a subterranean and shielded facility that became operational a few days before Oct. 7, when Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israeli areas near the border with the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Live updates | Palestinians report deadly Israeli airstrikes including in southern Gaza

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group raise their fists and cheer as Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah appears via a video link, during a rally to commemorate Hezbollah fighters who were killed in South Lebanon last few weeks while fighting against the Israeli forces, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Nasrallah's speech had been widely anticipated throughout the region as a sign of whether the Israel-Hamas conflict would spiral into a regional war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Israeli strikes kill multiple civilians at shelters in Gaza combat zone, as Blinken seeks more aid

Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he disembarks from an aircraft on his arrival in Tel Aviv, Israel Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken in Israel for urgent talks on war, will meet with Netanyahu

Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to reporters prior boarding his aircraft to depart Washington on travel to the Middle East and Asia at Andrews Air Force Base. Md., Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)

Biden says 74 U.S. dual nationals have left Gaza Strip as Blinken lands in Mideast

By Matthew Lee, Colleen Long and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he disembarks from an aircraft on his arrival in Tel Aviv, Israel Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Live updates | Israel rebuffs US push for humanitarian pause, says hostages must be released first

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Blinken is in Israel to press for more humanitarian aid to be allowed into besieged Gaza. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have ‘partners for peace’

By Matthew Lee and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli strike hit a compound beneath a mosque in Jenin refugee camp, West Bank, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. The Israeli army said it was being used by militants planning an imminent attack. The Palestinian Ministry of health said two people were killed. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Escalation of Middle East war appears inevitable; more U.S. troops get ‘prepare to deploy’ orders

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times