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Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince to discuss Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the kingdom’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and efforts to increase aid to Palestinians, Reuters reported.
Blinken began a tour of the Middle East on Wednesday.
The meetings over the past two days are part of Blinken’s sixth trip to the Middle East since the war broke out.
In his talks with the Saudi crown prince in Jeddah, Blinken “underscored the importance of urgently addressing humanitarian needs” in Gaza, the State Department said in a statement.
“Secretary Blinken reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to achieve an enduring end to the crisis in Gaza and to the establishment of a future Palestinian state with security guarantees for Israel,” it added.
According to Reuters Blinken also travelled to Cairo, where he met top Egyptian officials, including el-Sisi.