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Blinken calls on ‘all parties to stop escalatory actions’ in Middle East

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.