Blinken Warns Israel-Hamas War Could ‘Easily Metastasize’
- ‘This is a moment of profound tension in the region,’ he said
- The top US diplomat spoke after meet Qatar’s prime minister
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The US’s top diplomat warned the Israel-Hamas war could “easily” turn into a full-blown Middle East conflict, as he travels across the region to calm tensions and urge Israel to do more to protect civilians in Gaza.
Fighting in Gaza continues to rage, with Israeli jets pounding the Palestinian enclave and its ground troops targeting Hamas commanders. Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah militants based in Lebanon are mounting, with near-daily skirmishes between the two and Hamas blaming Israel of assassinating a senior leader in Beirut last week.