Blinken urges Israel to seize 'incredible opportunity' to move toward Saudi normalisation
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Wednesday to seize the "incredible opportunity" to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, a process disrupted by the ongoing war in Gaza.
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- Published Date: 10:26 | 23 October 2024
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Visiting US top diplomat Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel should seize the "incredible opportunity" to normalise relations with Saudi Arabia, a process halted by the war in Gaza.
"There remains, despite everything that's happened, an incredible opportunity in this region to move in a totally different direction," he said before leaving Tel Aviv for Riyadh, adding: "Saudi Arabia would be right at the heart of that, and that includes potentially normalisation of relations with Israel."
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