US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a last-minute decision on Friday to meet in Tel Aviv protesters pushing Israel to strike a deal that would bring home the hostages still being held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. It came at the end of his sixth visit to the Middle East since the war between Israel and Hamas began on 7 October.
Russia and China vetoed the strongest move yet by the US to pressure Israel at the United Nations Security Council, saying that a resolution endorsing a ceasefire in Gaza was still too weak.
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