International newspapers: Settlement hotspots in the West Bank increase tensions and Blinken’s visit to contain mistakes News

International newspapers covered developments in events West Bank And the visit of the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expected for the Middle East as part of its coverage of the war on Gaza strip and its various repercussions.

Blinken arrived in Istanbul on Friday evening, his first stop on his fourth tour of the region since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, where he is expected to also visit Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, in addition to… Israel And the West Bank.

The Wall Street Journal said that Blinken’s visit comes at a time when the frequency of attacks outside the scope of the war in Gaza is increasing (referring to the situation in the Red Sea, Lebanon and Iraq).

The newspaper believes that the goal of the American President joe biden By sending one of his most reliable advisors to the White House, he was trying to contain mistakes that could ignite a fire with unpredictable consequences in the region, as she put it.

Settlement outposts

For its part, a New York Times report addressed the warnings of an Israeli organization against settlement policy about the consequences of creating new settlement outposts in the West Bank, at a time when the war continues in the Gaza Strip.

The report considered that these activities and various forms of settler violence against Palestinians exacerbate tensions in the West Bank, as they come at a time when Israeli forces are intensifying their raids and arresting more Palestinians.

In a related context, Ishaan Tharoor believes, in an article in the Washington Post, that calls for ethnic cleansing in Gaza are increasing inside Israel, but, in his estimation, they do not appear to be consistent with the vision of the security institutions. He quoted a source familiar with the government’s talks as saying that they realize that there is no future. In Gaza without its residents.

Meanwhile, a report by the Financial Times newspaper discussed the situation in the Red Sea after Maersk Shipping Company announced that it was redirecting its ships away from it, and indicated that the move came despite the efforts led by… United State To secure the path of shipping ships in the region.