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Middle East conflict live updates: Blinken to warn Israel on Rafah plan; U.S. presents cease-fire resolution

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has landed in Israel and is expected to tell Israeli leaders that a military operation in the packed city of Rafah would be a "mistake."

By Michael Birnbaum, Andrew Jeong, Adela Suliman, Bryan Pietsch, Karen DeYoung | 2024-03-22

TEL AVIV -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Friday in Tel Aviv at a tense moment in U.S.-Israeli relations, coming to warn Israeli leaders against a ground invasion of the densely packed Gaza city of Rafah and to try to advance a cease-fire plan. Later Friday, a U.S.-sponsored resolution supporting an immediate cease-fire and hostage release will be up for a vote at the U.N. Security Council in New York.


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