Antony Blinken: 'This conflict could easily metastasize'

US and EU diplomatics are continuing their efforts in the Middle East to keep the Israel - Hamas war from spreading.

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00:00 American and European diplomats are continuing efforts to contain the ongoing Middle East

00:06 conflict.

00:07 The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's regional tour took him to Qatar on Sunday,

00:12 where he held talks with Qatari Emir Tamim al-Thani and Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Thani.

00:21 Addressing the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, Blinken stressed his priority was

00:26 to prevent the conflict from spreading.

00:29 Humanity Palestinians are suffering from insufficient access to food, to water, to medicine, to

00:34 other essential supplies.

00:36 Children, most of all.

00:40 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog

00:45 at the start of her visit to Israel, where she affirmed the country's right to defend

00:49 itself with the need to protect Palestinian civilians.

00:53 "It is becoming more and more clear that the Israeli army has to do more to protect civilians

00:59 in Gaza.

01:00 It has to find ways to fight Hamas without so many Palestinian people taking damage to

01:09 their bodies and lives."

01:12 After holding talks in Lebanon on Friday, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell travelled

01:18 to Saudi Arabia for two-day discussions regarding the Middle East conflict.

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