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Blinken to travel to Middle East as US ratchets up pressure on ceasefire and hostage proposal
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East next week as the United States seeks to ratchet up the pressure on a proposed ceasefire and hostage release deal that the administration argues could bring an end to the war in Gaza. Blinken will head to
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