Blinken arrives in Cairo to push for hostage-ceasefire deal; will head to Israel later today

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Egypt, at the start of a regional tour to push for a much awaited Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Blinken is expected to hold closed-door talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo before heading to Jerusalem later today to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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