“We are actively working behind the scenes to try to end the conflict,” RIA Novosti Blinken was quoted as saying.
On May 16, special representatives of the Middle East Quartet of international mediators held emergency consultations in a teleconference format.
Earlier it was reported that Israeli fighters attacked 35 military installations and 15 km of Hamas tunnels in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Also, the press service of the Israeli troops reported that 60 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip in 12 hours - from 19:00 Moscow time on May 16 to 07:00 Moscow time on May 17 - 60 missiles were fired into Israel.