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US has announced that it will reopen a consulate in Jerusalem to improve relations with Palestine. They also pledged financial aid to rebuild Gaza after the bombing.



This is Jeong-Hyun Jeong.



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US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln met with Palestinian Authority Head Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on the west bank of the Jordan River.



On a tour of the Middle East, Secretary Blincoln said he is again supporting the "two-state solution," in which Israel and Palestine coexist as separate states.



[Tony Blincoln/U.S. Secretary of State: I believe that ('two-state solution') is the only way to truly secure the future of Israel as a Jewish and democratic nation.]



75 million to rebuild Gaza, destroyed by recent Israeli air strikes We also promised 84.2 billion won worth of aid.



"We will push for the reopening of the US consulate in Jerusalem, which President Trump closed two years ago."



When the Israeli embassy was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, it absorbed the function of the consulate, which Palestinians who regard East Jerusalem as the capital of the future were fiercely opposed.



It appears to be a step to empower the head of the armed faction Hamas, who is supported by the international community.



The armed conflict between Israel and Hamas ended with an unconditional ceasefire on the 21st and 11th, but the anxiety has not subsided.