"Blinken's Middle East Mission: Seeking Pause in Gaza War Amid Growing Dissent"

Secretary of State Blinken is on a Middle East tour to address the Gaza conflict, seeking a pause to Israel's assault and the release of hostages by Hamas. The U.S. is pushing for a trilateral deal involving Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel in exchange for a pathway to a Palestinian state. However, there is skepticism about the feasibility of the proposal, and dissent is growing within the Biden administration and among over 800 government officials in the U.S. and Europe, as well as at grassroots levels, over the U.S.'s support for Israel. President Biden is facing pressure to shift his approach to the conflict.