This is an entry from: Gaza live: Israel strike kills 30 Palestinians, mostly children
Blinken calls on ‘all parties to stop escalatory actions’ in Middle East
1 August 2024 08:35 BST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on all parties in the Middle East to halt any "escalatory actions" and work towards achieving a ceasefire in Gaza following the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, an act Iran has attributed to Israel.
Achieving peace “starts with a ceasefire, and to get there, it also first requires all parties to talk [and] to stop taking any escalatory actions,” Blinken told reporters while on a visit to Mongolia.