Blinken in Cairo in a bid to secure a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Cairo on Wednesday.

It was Blinken’s 10th trip to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began nearly a year ago.

The talks in Egypt were expected to partly focus on refining a proposal to present to Israel and Hamas for a cease-fire deal and release of hostages.

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