Gaza Cease-Fire Hopes Increase Amid International PressureHere is today’s Foreign Policy brief: Gaza cease-fire hopes increase, Spain experiences a migrant surge in North African exclaves, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Iceland. The news contrasts with Israeli military statements on Tuesday saying it would expand its bombing campaign in the coming days. European Union foreign ministers were (almost) united in calling for an immediate cease-fire following an emergency meeting on Tuesday. Unanimity was denied by Hungary, whose Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called the EU statement “one-sided.” Other ministers pledged to restart the peace process alongside the United States, Russia, and the United Nations. Even if hostilities soon end, the Biden administration’s resistance to a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire has tested U.S. credibility.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 19, 2021 09:10 UTC