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Israel Rebuffs Zelensky's 'Untimely' Planned Visit - Reports

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky planned to visit Israel together with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. However, according to an Israeli news agency, Tel Aviv rejected the proposed trip, saying that the Ukrainian president's visit would be untimely at the moment.
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Blinken's Middle East tour was aimed at resolving the conflict between Israel and the Gaza Strip. The publication notes that the current refusal "does not mean that Zelensky will not come to Israel at all." According to the agency's assessment, such a trip could take place later and could be combined with one of the Ukrainian president's subsequent European tours.
The Middle East tour of the US Secretary of State kicked off with an initial visit to Israel on October 12. He then arrived in Jordan and from there traveled to Qatar. Afterward, Blinken visited Bahrain and then Saudi Arabia.
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