US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make a wartime visit to Israel and the West Bank later this week, a US official tells The Times of Israel.
He will land in Israel on Thursday, the official says.
It will be the second time Blinken visits Israel and the West Bank this month.
In a later readout, the State Department says Blinken on the trip, “will discuss Israel’s right to defend itself consistent with international humanitarian law, as well as continued efforts to secure the release of remaining hostages, protect civilian life during Israel’s operations in Gaza and accelerate humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza.”
Blinken “will also discuss the principles he outlined in Tokyo on November 8 — tangible steps to further the creation of a future Palestinian state, and the need to prevent the conflict from widening,” the readout states.
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