Blinken reportedly to visit next week for further talks on Israel-Hamas war

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks at Israel's Ben Gurion airport for an unannounced visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on November 5, 2023 (JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel next week for further discussions on the war in Gaza against Hamas, Hebrew media outlets report, in what would be the American diplomat’s fifth trip to the Jewish state since October 7.
According to the Walla news site, Blinken is also expected to visit the West Bank, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.