The United States (US) Secretary of State, Antony Blinken on Wednesday declared that it is time to end the conflict in Gaza.
Blinken gave this advice to Israel in a bid to avoid further escalation with Iran.
New Telegraph recalls that Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon and has pledged to hit back against Iran’s October 1 missile strike.
In Lebanon, several Israeli air strikes on Tyre, after the military warned residents of parts of the coastal city to flee ahead of operations targeting Hezbollah. time
The warning sparked a new exodus from the once vibrant city, which is perched on the Mediterranean coast, as footage showed plumes of thick black smoke rising from the city after the strikes. end
Blinken’s visit to the region is his 11th since the start of the war in Gaza and his first since Israel-Hezbollah violence escalated to all-out war late last month.