Blinken, on landing in Israel, calls for steps to calm tension
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- United States
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel on Monday and urged both sides to take steps to ease a recent spike in tension with the Palestinians.
"It is the responsibility of everyone to take steps to calm tensions rather than inflame them," Blinken said.
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