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Blinken Deletes Social Media Post About Meeting With Turkish Foreign Minister to Discuss Israel Attacks
Blinken mentioned a 'cease-fire' in his since deleted post
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday posted and deleted on social about a meeting he said he had with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to discuss the Hamas attacks in Israel.
In the post, Blinken said they had spoken about the "terrorist attacks on Israel."
"I encouraged Türkiye's advocacy for a cease-fire and the release of all hostages held by Hamas immediately," the Secretary of State said in his since deleted post on X.
Blinken released a statement on Saturday about the attacks, condemning terrorism and standing "in solidarity with the government and people of Israel."
The U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs also deleted an X post on Saturday where they had urged "all sides to refrain from violence and retaliatory attacks."
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