NNA – US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken confirmed today that there will be no peace in the Middle East regionnbsp;without an independent Palestinian state.
Blinken told reporters: ldquo;When the major military operation (in Gaza) ends, we need to establish a strong, long-term peace, and we must work on that.rdquo;
He added: ldquo;From our point of view, and I think from the point of view of many people in the world, this should lead to the existence of a Palestinian state. We will not have a strong peace. There will be no reliable security for Israel until it is achieved.rdquo;
He pointed out that quot;Israel faces a serious threat and needs to carry out this operation in order to be sure that a repeat of the Hamas attack will be an issue.quot;
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