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Blinken, bin Zayed talk Gaza in Abu Dhabi: A ceasefire in Gaza must be implemented and humanitarian corridors opened, while ensuring that the conflict between Israel and Hamas doesn’t spill over and cause regional instability, President Mohamed bin Zayed told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a meeting at Qasr Al Shati yesterday, Wam reports. Blinken also emphasized the need for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Gaza as well as the US’ commitment to “securing lasting regional peace that ensures Israel’s security and advances the establishment of an independent Palestinian state,” according to a US State Department statement.
Blinken also laid out the US’ long-term goals: “First, that Israel and Israelis should be able to live in peace and security, free from the fear of terrorist attacks or aggression from any of their neighbors; second, that the West Bank and Gaza should be united under Palestinian-led governance; third, the future of the region needs to be one of integration, not division and not conflict; and fourth, for that to happen, we need to see the establishment of an independent Palestinian state,” he said in remarks to the press yesterday, according to a readout.
REMEMBER- Blinken’s visit to the UAE is part of his fourth tour of the region since the war in Gaza broke out. His Middle East tour will also take him to Egypt, Israel, and the West Bank, and saw him make stops in Qatar, Turkey, Greece, and Jordan. The State Department shows Blinken as being in our part of the world from 4-11 January.
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