US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, yesterday, sought pressure against Hamas in talks with the leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, both eager to highlight their influence, despite at times uneasy alliances with Washington.
This is coming as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, weekend, ordered all 57 Muslim countries to an urgent meeting on Wednesday, as death toll in Israel-Palestinian war surpassed 3,668.
In Riyadh, Blinken was invited for a dawn closed-door meeting with oil-wealthy Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, 38-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is known to keep nocturnal hours even for high-level guests. Egypt was the first Arab country to make peace with Israel, in 1979, and has been one of the top recipients of US assistance since.“Since the violence broke out, Saudi Arabia has put on hold US-brokered talks on normalising with Israel.
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