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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls on more Arab nations to recognize Israel as he meets four ministers on the anniversary of a normalization accord. "We will encourage more countries to follow the lead of the Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco. We want to widen the circle of peaceful diplomacy," Blinken says in a virtual meeting with ministers of the three countries as well as Israel. SOUNDBITE
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas arrives at the International 'Summit for Peace' in Cairo hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as regional tensions have been brought to the boil amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives at the International 'Summit for Peace' in Cairo hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as regional tensions have been brought to the boil amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. IMAGES
Scores of mourners waving Israeli flags hold a procession from the home of slain US-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin to the Jerusalem cemetery where he was set to be buried. Israeli authorities on Sunday announced the death of the 23-year-old along with that of five other hostages seized during Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel. They said their bodies were recovered after they were shot at close range on Thursday or Friday, after nearly 11 months in captivity. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts the foreign ministers of four key Arab states for talks on the war in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. IMAGES