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WATCH: Blinken holds briefing with Qatar’s prime minister during Mideast diplomacy trip

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

On another urgent diplomatic mission to the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Arab partners to press for their help in tamping down resurgent fears that Israel’s three-month war against Hamas in Gaza could spread.

WATCH: Harris makes remarks in Dubai on diplomacy efforts concerning Israel-Hamas war

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a speed round of diplomatic talks with Arab leaders on Saturday where she focused on shaping the outlook for a post-conflict Gaza while calling on Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians from the “devastating” bombardment.

Jordan’s foreign minister seeks help from European diplomats in call for war in Gaza to end

By Renata Brito, Associated Press

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Sunday he hopes a meeting of Mediterranean officials will help bridge a gap between Arab and European countries in calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza to become a permanent cease-fire.

China hosts Arab and Muslim foreign ministers to discuss ending the Israel-Hamas war

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

China’s top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing on Monday, saying his country would work with “our brothers and sisters" in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the war in Gaza…

Jordan’s foreign minister criticizes Israel’s war on Hamas, calls for immediate cease-fire

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Jordan’s foreign minister offered blistering criticism Saturday of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, describing it as “blatant aggression” against Palestinian civilians that threatens to engulf the wider Middle East.

WATCH: Blinken meets with Arab leaders to discuss Gaza’s future amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to build support Saturday for planning a postwar future for Gaza as he met with wary Arab leaders during his latest urgent mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas conflict began.

Blinken heads to Israel and Jordan as Israel-Hamas war intensifies

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be entering a diplomatic maelstrom that will likely complicate his mission.

At Cairo peace summit, Arab leaders express growing anger with Israel over its war in Gaza

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Egypt and Jordan harshly criticized Israel over its actions in Gaza at a summit on Saturday, a sign that the two Western allies that made peace with Israel decades ago are losing patience with its two-week-old war against Hamas.

WATCH: ‘You are not alone’ Biden tells Israel during visit in aftermath of Oct. 7 Hamas attack

By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says Israel has agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing into Gaza from Egypt with the understanding that inspections must be allowed and that the aid should go to civilians and not Hamas.

Summit with Arab leaders in Jordan called off as President Biden heads to Israel

By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Jordan called off the president's planned summit with Arab leaders after a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital killed hundreds. Biden now will visit only Israel and will postpone his travel to Jordan, a White House official says.