TEL AVIV, Israel—Dozens of demonstrators carrying posters of hostages gathered outside of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Tel Aviv hotel on Wednesday morning with an unusual message: “Thank you.” The top U.S. diplomat and his entourage arrived in the country this week hoping to strike a long-awaited deal to bring the captives, including five Americans, out of Hamas custody after nearly seven months in Gaza.
Charlotte Lawson is an editor at The Dispatch, currently based in Florida. She previously reported from Turkey and Israel. Prior to joining the company in 2020, she studied history and global security at the University of Virginia. When Charlotte is not keeping up with world affairs, she is probably trying her hand at oil painting.
