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Israel Latest: Blinken Sees Border Opening for Aid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he’s confident Egypt’s border with Gaza will be opened to allow humanitarian aid to come in. The top US diplomat returns to Israel on Monday following a round of talks across the region aimed at heading off a widening of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The US also said it has held talks with Iran through back-channels — warning Tehran against escalating the conflict.

SNP Targets UK Election in Tough Quest for Independence Vote

Scotland’s nationalists shifted strategy in their quest to force a new vote on independence as leader Humza Yousaf tries to unite his troops and see off the threat of a resurgent Labour Party that’s threatening to end their grip on Scotland’s politics.

Blinken Due in Israel Again as Lebanon Border Clashes Surge

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make an unscheduled return to Israel on Monday following talks with Arab officials, as increasing attacks from Iran-backed Hezbollah open up a second front on Israel’s northern border.

US Pushes Bid to Avert Wider Israel War After Iran Warning

The US and its allies are ratcheting up efforts to prevent the war between Israel and Hamas from engulfing the wider region, acting on concerns that an invasion of the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces could prompt Iran to enter the conflict.

Israel Latest: Blinken Confident Border Will be Opened for Aid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he’s confident Egypt’s border with Gaza will be opened to allow humanitarian aid to come in. The top US diplomat returns to Israel on Monday following a round of talks across the region aimed at heading off a widening of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The US also said it has held talks with Iran through back-channels – warning Tehran against escalating the conflict.