Blinken: Now is time to end Gaza war
The Philippine Star|October 24, 2024
TEL AVIV (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday "now is the time" to end the conflict in Gaza, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran.
Blinken: Now is time to end Gaza war

Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and has pledged to hit back against Iran's Oct. 1 missile strike.

In Lebanon, state media reported an Israeli drone strike on Tyre, after the military warned residents of parts of the coastal city to flee ahead of operations targeting Hezbollah.

The warning sparked a new exodus from the once vibrant city, which is perched on the Mediterranean coast, and an AFP TV footage showed a plume of thick black smoke rising from the city after the strike.

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