A senior Biden administration official confirms that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be heading back to the Middle East on Sunday.
The visit was reported earlier this week in Hebrew media, but the US held off on confirming the travel until now.
The senior official confirms the trip during a briefing with reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The visit is expected to center around the hostage agreement being negotiated between Israel and Hamas, expanding humanitarian aid into Gaza, and an additional US push for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to begin engaging on plans regarding who will govern Gaza after the war.
The Kan news network reports that White House senior envoy Amos Hochstein, who serves as US President Joe Biden’s point man for Israel-Lebanon issues, will also be in Israel next week.
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