US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that a normalisation deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, which he negotiated but did not complete, remains the best way to encourage Israeli-Palestinian peace, AFP reports.

“The prospect of normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia represents the best opportunity to achieve the long-sought goal of Israel’s greater integration in the region, and it’s also the best incentive to get the parties to make tough decisions necessary to fully realise the aspirations both of Israelis and Palestinians,” he said at the Atlantic Council.

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