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Sunday, April 28, 2024
Blinken to visit Israel and Jordan Wednesday after Saudi Arabia trip

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he departs Joint Base Andrews for Saudi Arabia in the latest Gaza diplomacy push, in Maryland, April 28, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/POOL/AFP)
SHANNON, Ireland — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and Jordan on a trip through Wednesday, the State Department says after the US and Israeli leaders discussed hostage-release talks by telephone.
Blinken will travel to both countries, a State Department official confirms, as the top US diplomat refueled Sunday in Ireland on his way to a previously announced trip to Saudi Arabia.