Phnom Penh (FN), Oct. 28 – Secretary Blinken has visited Israel 18 times, with 10 visits since October 2023, following Hamas attacks which killed nearly 1,000 Israeli.

Then, over 43,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza due to Israeli bombings, including many children. Rocket attacks from Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis have led to Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon and Yemen.

Blinken also visited Qatar and Egypt nine times as mediators in the war. He’s also been to Saudi Arabia: part of a longer-term plan to normalize relations between the House of Saud and Israel.

Finally, Blinken has visited the West Bank four times—most recently to reiterate U.S. support for a Palestinian state.

These visits to the Middle East stand in sharp contrast to Ukraine, where Secretary Blinken has made just five trips, also in a show of American support as the country battles a Russian invasion.

This article was originally published on Voronoiapp.
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