US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz (2nd-R) in Tel Aviv on Jan. 9, 2024, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. (Credit: Evelyn Hockstein/AFP)
US top diplomat Antony Blinken said Tuesday there were "real opportunities" for Israel's integration in the Middle East but it needs to get through a "very challenging moment" as war rages in Gaza.
"I think there actually are real opportunities there but we have to get through this very challenging moment," Blinken said after talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on the latest leg of a tour that has already taken him to Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
US top diplomat Antony Blinken said Tuesday there were "real opportunities" for Israel's integration in the Middle East but it needs to get through a "very challenging moment" as war rages in Gaza.
"I think there actually are real opportunities there but we have to get through this very challenging moment," Blinken said after talks with Israeli Foreign...