BLINKEN: NO PEACE IN THE REGION WITHOUT AN INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE

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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken confirmed today that there will be no peace in the Middle East region without an independent Palestinian state.

Blinken told reporters: ‘When the major military operation (in Gaza) ends, we need to establish a strong, long-term peace, and we must work on that.’

He added: ‘From our point of view, and I think from the point of view of many people in the world, this should lead to the existence of a Palestinian state. We will not have a strong peace. There will be no reliable security for Israel until it is achieved.’

He pointed out that “Israel faces a serious threat and needs to carry out this operation in order to be sure that a repeat of the Hamas attack will be an issue.”

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon