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Blinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza ceasefire plan

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East on Thursday with public divisions between the United States and Israel at perhaps their worst level since Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza began in October.

Wrapping up a four-nation Mideast trip — his fifth to the region since the conflict erupted — Blinken was returning to Washington after getting a virtual slap in the face from Israeli Prime Minister , who said the war would continue until Israel is

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