(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a 4-day visit to the Middle East following a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that went into effect last week.
 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
He will travel to Jerusalem, Ramallah, Cairo, and Amman through Thursday and meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, and Jordan's King Abdullah, the State Department said.
US President Joe Biden, in announcing the visit, said he had asked Blinken to make the trip following diplomatic efforts to halt the worst outbreak of fighting between Israel and Hamas in years.
Blinken will talk with Israeli leaders about the US’s ironclad commitment to Israel’s security, Biden said in a statement released by the White House.