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US Top Diplomat Blinken Speaks with Israeli and Palestinian Leaders

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media at a press conference in the State Department’s briefing room in Washington, DC, USA, 15 August 2023. (EPA)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media at a press conference in the State Department’s briefing room in Washington, DC, USA, 15 August 2023. (EPA)
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US Top Diplomat Blinken Speaks with Israeli and Palestinian Leaders

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media at a press conference in the State Department’s briefing room in Washington, DC, USA, 15 August 2023. (EPA)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media at a press conference in the State Department’s briefing room in Washington, DC, USA, 15 August 2023. (EPA)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, the State Department said.

Blinken spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about expanding Israel’s regional integration and countering threats posed by Iran, the department said in a statement.

In a separate statement, the State Department said Blinken expressed continued concern about ongoing violence in the West Bank when he spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

They also discussed their support for a two-state solution and opposition to actions endangering its viability, the department said.

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Israeli Airstrike Targets Three Cars Carrying Medical Materials in Syria's Homs

A woman walks past destroyed buildings in the government-controlled part of Homs, Syria, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
A woman walks past destroyed buildings in the government-controlled part of Homs, Syria, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
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Israeli Airstrike Targets Three Cars Carrying Medical Materials in Syria's Homs

A woman walks past destroyed buildings in the government-controlled part of Homs, Syria, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
A woman walks past destroyed buildings in the government-controlled part of Homs, Syria, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

An Israeli airstrike targeted three cars carrying medical and relief materials in the industrial city in Syria's Homs, the Syrian state news agency reported on Sunday, adding that material damage was reported.

The state news agency quoted the head of the industrial city in a town of Homs as saying that no factories were targeted inside the city and that the sound of the blast was a result of the Israeli strike, Reuters reported.

Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since last year's Oct. 7 attack by Palestinian group Hamas on Israeli territory that sparked the Gaza war.