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Blinken meets with Arab leaders, aiming to curb spread of Israeli-Hamas war

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U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani at Lusail Palace in Lusail, Jan 7, 2024. [AP Photo]

U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Jordan and Qatar on Sunday to meet with Arab leaders in a new push to tamp down fears that the Israeli war with Hamas could spiral out of control across the Middle East.

In meetings with Jordan King Abdullah II and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the top U.S. diplomat spoke of the need for Israel to curb civilian casualties during the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza and significantly increase the amount of humanitarian aid reaching famished Palestinians in Gaza.

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