US Secretary of State to visit Middle East 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East “in the coming days,” the State Department said Thursday after Israel and the Hamas terror group agreed to a ceasefire halting 11 days of fighting, Report informs, referring to The Times of Israel.

Blinken spoke with his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi, who “welcomed Secretary Blinken’s planned travel to the region,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.

The top US diplomat “will meet with Israeli, Palestinian and regional counterparts in the coming days to discuss recovery efforts and working together to build better futures for Israelis and Palestinians,” Price said.