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Article by Khalil E. Jahshan addresses Secretary of State Antony Blinken's ten-stop regional tour from January 4-11, 2024 to advance US national security objectives: "'protecting civilian lives,'" diplomatic campaigns to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages, the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, regional de-escalation in Lebanon, Iraq, and the RedSea, and efforts to plan Gaza's future, a point related to the so-called "day after" in Gaza.
