U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv today and is meeting with other Israeli officials. The U.S. is now pushing for a ceasefire deal in exchange for the release of hostages. Blinken just wrapped up meetings with Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, where he said, “Children should not be dying of malnutrition in Gaza,” adding that “100% of the population of Gaza is experiencing severe levels of acute food insecurity.” The head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency is meeting CIA Director William Burns and Egyptian counterparts for talks in Qatar.
