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![Blinken (left) and Sookri shaking hands in Cairo on March 21
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Blinken (left) and Sookri shaking hands in Cairo on March 21
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, ‘(Washington=Yonhap News) By Joon-hyung Jo, Correspondent = U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated his country’s opposition to the Israeli ground offensive in Gaza during communication with Egypt, one of the mediators in the ceasefire and hostage release negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the 13th (local time).’
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, ‘ The Department of State disclosed that Secretary Blinken reaffirmed that the United States does not support a large-scale ground military operation by the Israeli military in Rafah, where more than one million people have taken refuge.’
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, ‘ Recently, key U.S. officials including President Joe Biden and Secretary Blinken have expressed a clear opposition to Israel’s Rafah ground offensive, citing concerns about the potential for large civilian casualties, without diplomatic ambiguity.’
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, ‘ Secretary Blinken and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry also discussed measures to expand access routes for humanitarian assistance to Gaza, including the reopening of Rafah border crossing and maximizing the capacity of the Kerem Shalom border crossing.’
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, ‘ In addition, the two ministers discussed easing difficulties in distributing aid within Gaza, as well as the importance of protecting civilians and workers, according to the Department of State.’
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