Blinken in Cairo to discuss Gaza ceasefire, 'Israel' not on trip plan
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A spokesperson for the US State Dep. says that Blinken will meet with the Egyptian president and his foreign minister.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi walks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo, Egypt on August 20, 2024. (AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to hold high-level discussions, AFP reported, as negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza are growing more complicated, especially following the mass Israeli pager-linked terrorist aggression in Lebanon on Tuesday.
This marks Blinken's 10th trip to the region since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza last October.
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He is scheduled to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and hold a press conference with Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
"He’ll be meeting with Egyptian officials about a number of things, but squarely on the agenda is how we get a proposal that we think would secure agreement from both parties," said US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.
However, the secretary of state is not expected to travel to "Israel" after Egypt.
Hezbollah held the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the wide-scale aggression, which left approximately 3,000 people injured, with more than nine martyrs, including a 10-year-old girl, after pagers were detonated simultaneously across Lebanon. Hundreds of the wounded remain in critical condition.
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The Lebanese Resistance affirmed that the martyrs and wounded fuel the ongoing struggle on the path to al-Quds, standing in solidarity with the people of Gaza and the occupied West Bank. They also emphasized the continued support on the northern front as a crucial means of bolstering the Palestinian Resistance.
Hezbollah also vowed to respond to the Israeli aggression in ways and at times the occupation entity cannot estimate or anticipate.
"The treacherous and criminal enemy will undoubtedly face its just punishment for this heinous attack, in ways both expected and unforeseen," the statement read.
