FirstFT: US steps up effort to prevent Israel-Hamas war spreading

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Good morning. The US urged restraint on Israel as Washington and Saudi Arabia stepped up efforts to prevent the war with Hamas from spiralling into a regional conflict.

Secretary of state Antony Blinken called on Israel to avoid civilian casualties at a press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose newly formed…