Blinken says rocket attacks on Israel must stop 'immediately'


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  • Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks to the media before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the rocket attacks from Gaza against Israel should stop "immediately," and he urged all sides to take steps to reduce tensions.

"We're very focused on the situation in Israel, West Bank, Gaza, very deeply concerned about the rocket attacks that we're seeing now, that they need to stop, they need to stop immediately," Blinken said ahead of meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.

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