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Blinken to visit Middle East this week as US pushes for ceasefire in Gaza

file photo: u.s. secretary of state blinken and indian external affairs minister jaishankar host a u.s. india higher education dialogue, in washington
File photo: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit the Middle East this week, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, as Washington pushes for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza to allow the release of hostages kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group.

Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt and will meet with senior leaders in both countries, the State Department said.

Providing more humanitarian aid into Gaza as well as discussing post-war planning for the enclave will be among the topics he will discuss with Saudi and Egyptian official.

Blinken is currently in Asia, where he attended a democracy summit in South Korea and was due to meet the foreign minister and president of the Philippines on Tuesday.

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