Palestinians hope Blinken visit can deliver Gaza truce before Rafah assault
The top U.S. diplomat met Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler on Monday during a Middle East visit Palestinians hope will clinch a truce before a threatened Israeli assault on Rafah, a border city where about half the Gaza Strip population is sheltering.
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