US President Joe Biden sends his main diplomat to the Middle East just days after Egypt negotiates a ceasefire was obtained The Israeli military ended its 11-day deadly bombing and rocket launching of rockets against Israel.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Tuesday for the first round of a four-day trip, during which he will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He will then travel to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank and meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in an effort to “strengthen” the ceasefire.
He will travel to Egypt and Jordan around Blink this week to “discuss key follow-up efforts to establish a ceasefire in the coming months and reduce the risk of further conflict.”