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Anthony BlinkenThe US Secretary of State stressed on Wednesday that His government had no evidence. coordinated attack on thousands of pagers Lebanese party militia Hezbollahwhat both this group and the Lebanese authorities are accused of Israel.

“We were not aware of and were not involved in these incidents,” he said. said Blinken from Egyptwhere he met with the country’s top officials as part of a new tour to try to advance ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, almost a year after the conflict began.

Head of North American Diplomacy Yes, he called on “all parties” avoid “any steps that could lead to an escalation of the conflict” in Gaza, something he wanted to make “very clear” during his meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdellatti.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt sharply condemned attacks on “search engines” in Lebanon and Syria and warned of the risk that The entire Middle East is moving “towards an all-out regional war.”

Egyptnoted Abdelatti, “against “any unilateral actions that may harm the sovereignty of Lebanon.”

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Also the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, confirmed at a meeting with Blinken a call for restraint that underscores his government’s interests “For the security, stability and sovereignty of Lebanon”This is stated in a statement from his office.

Egypt and the USA agreed keep talking to reduce tension and move forward for the sake of peace and security throughout the territory.

Waiting for a ceasefire
Egypt and the USA, together with Qatarthey are training mediators in talks to try to broker a ceasefire in the Gaza Stripbut so far no tangible progress has been achieved. According to Blinken, “it’s a question of political will.”

The head of North American diplomacy did not want to be especially optimistic about this and called for a careful approach to addressing “important” issues that remain unresolved.

(Europe Press)