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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head Thursday to the Middle East as fears mount that Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza will spread across the region, following the killing of a Hamas leader in Lebanon as well as deadly blasts in Iran. FRANCE 24’s Andrew Hilliar reports from Tel Aviv.
