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The US Secretary of Defence's health issue caught public attention after it emerged that US President Joe Biden and other White House officials learned about the same much later, triggering controversy over Lloyd Austin's lack of transparency.
The families also met with Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi, a key figure in the previous agreement leading to the release of over 100 hostages.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he’s focused on preventing a wider conflict during a moment of “profound tension” in the Middle East that could “easily metastasize.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in remarks Sunday that Palestinians need to be able to return to their homes in Gaza as soon as it’s safe. In a joint press conference with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Blinken said the amount of aid to Gaza must…