Middle East violence: Restoring calm is our immediate task, says Antony Blinken

The US Secretary of State has said the US opposes anything that puts a two-state solution "further from reach" after one of the bloodiest months in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in several years.

Mr Blinken also said the Biden administration will oppose Israeli settlement expansion and any moves towards the annexation of the West Bank.

Read more on Blinken visit to the Middle East here: https://news.sky.com/story/antony-blinken-says-us-opposes-anything-that-puts-two-state-solution-further-from-reach-after-violence-in-jerusalem-12800043

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