Blinken puts pressure on Middle East countries to contain Gaza conflict

The US secretary of state was speaking in Turkey, on trip that will take him to Jordan, Egypt and Israel US secretary of state Antony Blinken has urged Middle East countries to use their influence over regional actors to ensure the Gaza conflict is contained and prevent "an endless cycle of violence," as he continued his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions. Blinken was speaking on Saturday, after Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group said it had fired rockets at Israel, who said it had s...