Blinken meets with Palestinian president as Israel pounds Gaza
*WARNING: Graphic images* Getting President Mahmoud Abbas on board depends on promising movement toward a Palestinian state after years of a defunct peace process.
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Riot police officers stand guard while Palestinians protest against the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, West Bank, Wednesday, Jan. 10.POOL PHOTO VIA AP
U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, left, meets with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, right, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Jan. 10, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East.POOL PHOTO VIA AP
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, walks with Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani as he arrives in Manama, Bahrain, Wednesday, Jan. 10.POOL PHOTO VIA AP
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, walks with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa during his visit in Manama, Bahrain, Wednesday, Jan. 10.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians evacuate wounded after an Israeli strike hit a building next to the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, Jan 10.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians stand around people killed after an Israeli strike hit a building next to the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, Jan 10.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians evacuate wounded after an Israeli strike hit a building next to the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, Jan 10.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wounded Palestinians run into Al-Aqsa Hospital In Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, moments after an Israeli strike hit a building next to it on Wednesday, Jan. 10.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, outside a morgue in Rafah, southern Gaza, Wednesday, Jan. 10.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians look at a damaged residential building after an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 10.