US seeks urgent Turkish, Qatari help to free Israeli soldier
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NEW DELHIAug 01, 2014 - 12:00 am GMT+3
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Aug 01, 2014 12:00 am
Kerry called Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu soon after an aide informed him of reports of the abduction, and the killings of two Israeli soldiers, while flying back from a visit to India.
The incidents led to the quick breakdown of a ceasefire Kerry had worked hard to broker.
"We have urged them, implored them to use their influence to do whatever they can to get that soldier returned," a senior State Department official told reporters traveling with Kerry.
"Absent that, the risk of this continuing to escalate, leading to further loss of life is very high."
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