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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday amid the ongoing war between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists.

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Blinken "reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in Gaza and made clear that Palestinians must not be forcibly displaced."

"Secretary Blinken and President Abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the West Bank, including the need to stop extremist violence against Palestinians and hold those accountable responsible," Miller said.

Miller added, "Secretary Blinken reiterated that the United States remains committed to advancing equal measures of dignity and security for Palestinians and Israelis alike. The Secretary also expressed the commitment of the United States to working toward the realization of the Palestinians’ legitimate aspirations for the establishment of a Palestinian state."

More than 100 Britons have evacuated Gaza amid the war between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists, and the British government is hoping additional Britons will be able to leave, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said Sunday.

Dowden also urged the reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt.

The Rafah crossing was opened for limited evacuations for three days last week under a Qatari-brokered deal that allowed some foreign passport holders, their dependents and some wounded Gazans out of the region.

"Over 100 UK nationals were able to cross out of Gaza into Egypt through the Rafah crossing. It is very disappointing that the crossing was closed yesterday," Dowden told the BBC.

"We are engaging very closely and we're hopeful that the crossing will reopen again today enabling further UK nationals to leave," he added.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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The anti-Israel movement — put on full display across dozens of college campuses and major American cities in recent weeks amid Israel's war with Hamas — bears a striking resemblance to certain movements by social justice activists in the United States, experts suggest.

Since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists, there has been an outpouring of protests across the world not condemning the terror group but rather the Jewish State, which is still reeling from the murders of more than 1,400 Israelis.

The reasoning behind several of those protests, which have been complex and unpredictable in many cases, boils down to the teachings and activism of "left-wing academics" who have long supported certain racial divides and expect others to do the same, according to observers who've watched the issue unfold and offered their perspectives to Fox News Digital.

"The left-wing academics who have been cheering on violent 'decolonization' against Jews have been pushing the same hideous rhetoric against 'whiteness' for years. Same ideology. Same hatred. Same bloodlust," said Christopher F. Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal.

Lisa Daftari, editor-in-chief of The Foreign Desk, said she believes the rise in antisemitism across the country represents the "cross-sectionality" of social justice movements and other groups that place a particular focus on support for left-wing ideas.

"A significant contributor to the rise of antisemitism, especially among those under 25 and on college campuses, is the cross-sectionality of social justice movements and organizations that are telling young people, 'If you care about various human rights such as gay rights, trans rights, race issues, then you need to demonize Israel," she said. "It is now on the social justice ‘checklist’ to condemn Israel.

Fox News' Kyle Morris contributed to this report.

New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a Democrat, is calling for a "clear distinction" to be made between Israel's citizens and the country's government as there has been a rising number of cases of antisemitism in the U.S. and around the world amid the war between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists.

Bowman explained that people can hold the Israeli government accountable while also standing with the Jewish people against hate and antisemitism.

"The Israeli government is not representative of the Jewish people. Those are two different things," the congressman said in a video posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "And so when I criticize the Israeli government, I’m not criticizing Jewish people. When I’m criticizing the Myanmar government, I'm not criticizing Buddhists. When I’m criticizing Saudi Arabia, I’m not criticizing Muslims. When I criticize the U.S., I'm criticizing the U.S. government."

"Because our governments have to do better for its people as opposed to using our people and our trauma and our grief and our suffering for their own power," he continued.

Bowman also urged the Biden administration to ensure that Israel is following international law in its war against Hamas.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called for Rep. Rashida Tlaib to "retract" a "cruel and hateful" social media post after the representative attempted to justify the pro-Palestinian chant, "From the river to the sea."

Nessel, a fellow Democrat, said that she previously defended Tlaib "countless times" because she believed that the representative's "heart was in the right place."

"@RashidaTlaib, I have supported and defended you countless times, even when you have said the indefensible, because I believed you to be a good person whose heart was in the right place," Nessel wrote in an X post.

The Attorney General called out Tlaib for her "cruel and hateful remark," saying that it was "hurtful to so many."

The Democrat AG's comments came after Rep. Tlaib defended the chant, "From the river to the sea."

"From the river to the sea is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate," the Democratic congresswoman wrote. "My work and advocacy is always centered in justice and dignity for all people no matter faith or ethnicity."

A building in Washington D.C. was vandalized with graffiti messages reading, "Death to Israel" and "Glory 2 the Martyrs," as thousands of protesters descended on the nation's capital to protest on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

"In our backyard: "Death to Israel" and "Glory to our Martyrs," among other violent antisemitic graffiti spotted in Washington DC. #WhereIsTheOutrage," the Israeli embassy to the United States said in an X post Saturday.

The footage showed a series of graffiti messages reading, "Free Gaza" and "F--k Israel."

Another graffiti messages, written in neon paint, read, "Gaza is going to win."

The antisemitic graffiti messages were spotted the same weekend as thousands descended on Washington, D.C. to march Saturday afternoon, calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, and an end to U.S. aid to Israel.

One protester said they came to the protest to let "their voices be heard."

"We came here to let our voices be heard and our hearts and hoping we’ll change the way people see this conflict," demonstrator Manar Ghanayem told the Washington Post. "Every human is entitled to basic human rights, not killing kids, not torturing people," she said.

Fox News' Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.

Former President Trump said people who want to abolish Israel shouldn't be allowed to enter America.

Trump made the comments during the Florida Freedom Summit on Saturday, where other 2024 GOP presidential contenders also spoke, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Tim Scott, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy.

"If you hate America, if you want to abolish Israel, if you sympathize with jihadists, and then you don't want your country to do well, you don't want your country to be successful, you're just not going to get in, you're not getting in, you're not coming into our country," Tump said.

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Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators across major European cities protested the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, with at least 29 people being arrested in London, England.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in cities across Europe rallied together and called for a cease fire, chanting, "Stop the massacre in Gaza" and "Cease fire now."

As many as 9,900 people have been killed in the war on both sides, including at least 1,400 Israeli civilians and soldiers and 35 Americans.

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This picture taken from a position near Sderot along the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip on November 4, 2023, shows fire and smoke billowing follwoing an airstrike by Israeli forces on the Palestinian enclave amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

A senior U.S. defense official told Fox News that the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has logged 31 attempted attacks by terrorist groups in the Middle East since October 17.

Militant groups, likely assisted by Iran, have been launching one-way projectiles towards American forces since mid-October, days after the Israel-Hamas war began.

According to the official, American forces sustained injuries and infrastructural damage in the first two days. The attacks were all conducted with drones or rockets.

On Tuesday, it was reported that American forces were attacked 27 times since October 17. At least 24 troops have been injured, and one American contractor has been killed.

Of the incidents that were reported on Tuesday, 16 took place in Iraq and 11 happened in Syria. It is unclear where the newly-reported four other attacks took place.

Fox News Digital's Jennifer Griffin and Liz Friden contributed to this report.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Friday, November 3, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Saturday said she plans to reintroduce a resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., over comments on the war in Gaza after her previous one failed to get enough votes in the House. 

"I’m reintroducing my censure resolution against Terrorist Tlaib," Greene wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "I am removing ‘insurrection’ and replacing it with ‘illegal occupation’ on Oct 18th that broke the same federal laws as Jan 6 and led to hundreds of arrest and assault on Cap Police." 

Greene was referring to a pro-Palestinian rally Tlaib attended during which activists took over much of the ground floor at the Cannon House Office Building. 

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Photo of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Carrier Strike Group (CSG 12) and those of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Carrier Strike Group posted to social media by the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet.

The USS Eisenhower entered the Red Sea via the Suez Canal en route to the Middle East, as the Israel-Hamas war continues.

The aircraft carrier, along with the USS Gerald R. Ford, had recently finished up several days of military drills in the eastern Mediterranean.

"Operating and training alongside each other demonstrates the U.S. Navy's ability to seamlessly accomplish multiple missions, deter aggression and support our allies and partners," Rear Adm. Erik Eslich said on Friday.

U.S. Sixth Fleet commander Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee also emphasized the deterring power of the carriers.

“Operating dual carrier strike groups alongside Allies and Partners in a dynamic environment demonstrates our capability and capacity to respond with agility decisively to any contingency,” he said.

Fox News Digital's Jennifer Griffin and Timothy H.J. Nerozzi contributed to this report.

New York Times' masthead is displayed in front of the midtown headquarters in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A writer for the New York Times Magazine resigned after she signed a letter accusing Israel of genocide.

Jazmine Hughes, who was a writer for the New York Times Magazine, left the media outlet on Friday, according to an internal email obtained by the New York Post.

New York Times Magazine Editor Jake Silverstein said Hughes violated the company's policy on public protest.

"While I respect that she has strong convictions, this was a clear violation of The Times’s policy on public protest," wrote Silverstein. "This policy, which I fully support, is an important part of our commitment to independence."

Click here to read Adam Sabes' full article

US President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up as he leaves St. Edmond Roman Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on November 4, 2023. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

President Biden indicated Saturday that progress has been made toward a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war.

The president was walking out of St. Edmond Roman Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware when a reporter shouted a question about progress on a potential pause. Biden responded with a thumbs-up gesture and said, "Yes."

Biden previously said that there needed to be "a pause" with the fighting during a campaign event in Minnesota on Wednesday.

“I think we need a pause," Biden began. "A pause means give time to get the prisoners out.”

At the time, the president acknowledged the "emotion" over the conflict and admitted it was complicated for both sides.

"It’s incredibly complicated for the Muslim world as well [as the Israelis]… I supported a two state solution, I have from the very beginning," he said. "The fact is the matter is that Hamas is a terrorist organization. A flat-out terrorist organization."

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a joint press conference with Jordan's foreign minister Ayman Safadi and Egypt's foreign minister Sameh Shoukry on November 04, 2023 in Amman, Jordan. (Photo by Jordan Pix/Getty Images)

Secretary of State Antony Blinken rebuffed suggestions by Arab leaders for an immediate ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists during a visit on Saturday.

Blinken appeared at a press conference in Amman, Jordan with the foreign ministers of Jordan and Egypt. The Arab leaders argued that Israel's offensive in Gaza was killing a high number of civilians and needed to pause immediately.

"The international community's responsibility always is to seek the cessation of hostilities, not promote the continuance of violence," Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said during the conference. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi also called for a ceasefire.

"I think we need to get our priorities straight," Safadi said. "Right now we have to make sure that this war stops."

But Blinken refuted both officials' claims and argued that Israel has a right to defend its citizens.

"A ceasefire now would simply leave Hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on Oct. 7," the U.S. official maintained. "No nation, none of us would accept that ... So it is important to reaffirm Israel's right and its obligation to defend itself."

Reuters contributed to this report.

Protesters look on as police make arrests at Piccadilly Circus on November 4, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

In response to colossal pro-Palestinian rallies in London, police authorized a special rule to prevent citizens from concealing their identities.

Many of the hundreds of protesters had been wearing masks or face coverings as they called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

"T/Commander Findlay has authorised a Section 60AA at 1929 hours," Metropolitan Police wrote on X. "This gives officers the power to require someone to remove any item that is being used to conceal their identity."

"This applies in the London Borough of the City of Westminster until 0200 hours on 5/11/23 [November 5, 2023]," the post added.

Officers also issued a Section 35 Dispersal Order to disband a group outside of Trafalgar Square who had "been firing fireworks into crowds & towards police officers."

Police scuffle with protesters blocking the path of a van containing arrested individuals on November 4, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

London's Metropolitan Police arrested at least 29 demonstrators at an enormous pro-Palestinian protest in London on Saturday.

"Today, a total of 29 arrests have been made for offences including inciting racial hatred and racially aggravated public order," Metropolitan Police said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"Two people were arrested on suspicion of breaching the Terrorism Act in connection with the wording of a banner displayed during the protest," they added.

Police explained that one man was accused of making antisemitic remarks during a speech, while another was arrested "on suspicion of inciting racial hatred."

Earlier on Saturday, police shared a surveillance photo of what appeared to be hundreds of protesters filling London streets near Trafalgar Square. The demonstration's intention was to advocate for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, which began on October 7.

Photos from the arrest scenes show police moving arrestees into white vans. Many of the protesters covered their faces with masks or scarves with Palestinian colors.

Source: @IsraelinUSA via X

The Israeli embassy to the United States reported on Saturday that a nearby building was spray-painted with antisemitic and "violent" language, on the same weekend as a massive pro-Palestinian demonstration in the capital.

The video posted by the Embassy of Israel to the USA showed graffiti reading "Free Gaza" and "F--k Israel" on the building's walls.

"In our backyard: 'Death to Israel' and 'Glory to our Martyrs,' among other violent antisemitic graffiti spotted in Washington DC," the account posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. "#WhereIsTheOutrage."

Other graffiti on the wall read "Gaza is going to win". The social media post was made on the same day as an anti-Israel march, which reportedly attracted thousands of protestors.

According to the ANSWER Coalition, which organized the protest, tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of D.C.

Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on October 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., called for the Israeli government to "stop the indiscriminate slaughter of innocent people" during a Friday interview, as the country's war with Hamas rages.

During the Friday appearance on MSNBC's "All In," Sanders admitted that Hamas's October 7 attack was "a barbaric way to kill hundreds of men, women and children."

"Israel has a right to defend itself. I don’t think anyone disagrees with that," Sanders conceded. "But what they are doing now in an indiscriminate way, bombing refugee camps, arming ambulances, killing thousands of innocent men and women and children, a violation of international law, is simply not acceptable."

Sanders also called attention to the United States government's financial support to Israel, which it has been allied with for decades.

"You know, the United States provides $3.8 billion every year to Israel. Now, if they say they don’t want the money, fine," the Vermont senator argued. "But if they could take our money, Biden wants they to give them even more, they’ve got to recognize that they cannot offend American values, what we stand for, what the civilized world stands for."

"So, in my view, I said this several weeks ago: understand we need to pause right now in the bombing," he added.

Palestinian Territories, Nuseirat Camp: A vehicle arrives from the north of Gaza Strip to the south through Salah al-Din road, the main highway of the Gaza Strip. Few vehicles only were able to reach the south after the Israeli forces cut off the main road that connects the north and south of the territory. Photo: Mohammed Talatene/dpa (Photo by Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Israeli Defense Forces are accusing Hamas of firing on troops as they attempted to open the Salah a-Din highway.

The IDF claims Hamas fired mortars and anti-tank missiles at soldiers as they opened the Salah a-Din route to accommodate ground traffic into safer regions of the country.

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The IDF reported no casualties.

The road was open from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. It's the main highway of the Gaza region.

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Refugees are being told to evacuate southbound, away from areas of armed conflict between the Israeli Defense Forces and terrorist group Hamas.

Palestinian Territories, Nuseirat Camp: A vehicle arrives from the north of Gaza Strip to the south through Salah al-Din road, the main highway of the Gaza Strip. Few vehicles only were able to reach the south after the Israeli forces cut off the main road that connects the north and south of the territory. Photo: Mohammed Talatene/dpa (Photo by Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Israeli officials have announced the three-hour window for evacuating the Gaza region via highway is closed.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have been urging Palestinian civilians and non-combatants to flee the areas of conflict inside Gaza.

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The Salah a-Din highway was opened for three hours Saturday to accommodate ground traffic into safer regions of the country.

The road was open from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. It's the main highway of the Gaza region.

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 "If you care about yourself and your loved ones, heed our instruction to head south," the IDF wrote in an Arabic-language press release.

People ride with belongings in a vintage pickup truck as they evacuate their home in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 1, 2023 amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas is attempting to sneak militants out of the Gaza Strip among civilians under evacuation.

A senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News' Jennifer Griffin that wounded Hamas combatants were quietly placed on evacuation lists alongside injured Palestinian civilians.

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This revelation has complicated evacuation efforts that began not long after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel.

People with foreign passports or dual citizenship have faced extreme delays as the U.S. reported unreasonable demands from Hamas holding up the process.

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Israeli forces allowed Palestinians access to a key highway in the Gaza Strip for evacuation Saturday during a three-hour window that has since closed.

Refugees are being told to evacuate southbound, away from areas of armed conflict between the Israeli Defense Forces and terrorist group Hamas.

In this undated photo provided by the Israeli military, Israeli troops are seen during a ground operation in the Gaza Strip. Israeli ground forces have been operating in Gaza in recent days as Israel presses ahead with its war against Hamas militants. (Israel Defense Forces via AP)

Israeli Defense Forces have successfully struck the home of exiled Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

The house was hit in an airstrike Saturday on the outer regions of the Gaza Strip.

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Haniyeh's house is located in the Shati refugee camp on the northern side of Gaza City.

The extent of damage and whether or not there are casualties is not immediately clear.

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Hamas official Ghazi Hamad told media outlets that the house was being occupied by Haniyeh's two sons.

Israel's ground invasion of the Gaza Strip continues as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians remain in the region despite airstrikes and bombardments.

The U.S. State Department is shown January 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Four senior management team members at the State Department resigned January 25, adding to an exodus of career senior foreign service officers who have recently resigned their positions. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

An employee of the US Department of State accused President Biden of being 'complicit in genocide' over the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Foreign affairs officer Sylvia Yacoub harshly criticized the president on social media for his lack of full-throated support for Palestine, according to Axios.

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"You are providing significantly more military assistance to the government that is indiscriminately attacking innocent Gazans….you are complicit in genocide @POTUS," Yacoub replied to one of the president's posts on social media platform X.

Yacoub is responsible for the composition of a dissent cable arguing against current US policy in the region, according to Axios.

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In contrast to the accusations of supporting genocide, the officer's appeal for the dissent cable is more even-keeled in its syntax.

"In light of Hamas's heinous attack on October 7, the ensuing response by the Government of Israel, and the seemingly full endorsement by the U.S. government to the response, we have drafted a dissent cable calling for a significant change in the Administration's short and long-term policy surround the conflict and path towards regional integration and security," she wrote, according to a copy obtained by Axios.

Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of Coordination, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) joined via video link during the Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine at the UN Headquarters. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The United Nations is warning of a rise in racial hatred since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack perpetuated by Hamas on the Israeli public.

"The impact of the crisis... has sent shockwaves across every region, dehumanizing both Palestinians and Jews," said UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk.

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"We have witnessed a sharp spike in hate speech, violence and discrimination, deepening social fractures and polarization," Turk added.

Pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protests have erupted across the globe in response to the armed conflict.

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Instances of violence, vandalism, and harassment have been reported worldwide following Israel's counter-attack following the Oct. 7 massacre.

An Israeli artillery vehicle travels on a highway near the border with the Gaza Strip on November 3, 2023 in Sderot, Israel. In the fourth week of Israel's response to Hamas's Oct 7 attacks, the Israeli PM said the current war would be a long one and would amount to a "second war of independence." In the wake Hamas's attacks that left 1,400 dead and 230 kidnapped, Israel launched a sustained bombardment of the Gaza Strip and began a ground invasion to vanquish the militant group that governs the Palestinian territory. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Israeli forces are allowing Palestinians access to a key highway in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian refugees are being told to evacuate southbound, away from areas of armed conflict between the Israeli Defense Forces and terrorist group Hamas.

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The Salah a-Din road is open for use between 1:00pm and 4:00pm.

 "If you care about yourself and your loved ones, heed our instruction to head south," the IDF wrote in an Arabic-language press release.

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Israel refused to accommodate US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's request for humanitarian ceasefires yesterday after a meeting between Blinken and Netanyahu.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Lebanon's caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati at a hotel during a day of meetings, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in the Jordanian capital Amman on November 4, 2023. (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Saturday to discuss the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

"The Secretary shared his deep concern about exchanges of fire along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel and stressed the importance of ensuring the Israel-Hamas conflict does not spread elsewhere," recapped State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.

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Blinken arrived in the region with US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew on Friday.

The duo previously attempted to convince Israeli officials to allow humanitarian pauses to Israel's counter-attack on Hamas but were unsuccessful.

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"Secretary Blinken thanked the Prime Minister for his leadership in preventing Lebanon from being pulled into a war that the Lebanese people do not want, as well as his efforts with regional partners to pursue durable and sustainable peace in the region," Miller said in a statement following the meeting with Mikati.

He continued, "The Secretary discussed U.S. efforts to secure humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza and noted that Lebanon needs to select a President to lead the country through both the regional and domestic crises."