Antony Blinken Presses For Humanitarian Pause During an Unprecedented Mideast Tour

         
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with several Arab leaders on Saturday and continued to advocate for a humanitarian pause in Gaza after talking with Israeli officials on Friday

AMMAN, Jordan—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, after a meeting with Middle East leaders, made a fresh push for a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war as the Israeli military said it was opening a corridor to provide Northern Gazans safe passage to the south.

The Israel Defense Forces said it planned to allow traffic on Salah al-Din Road, a major north-south thoroughfare in the strip, for three hours Saturday afternoon. “If you care about yourself and your loved ones, head south according to our instructions,” an Israeli military spokesman said, addressing residents in Gaza.