US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt, to discuss efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and increase humanitarian aid to Palestinian peaple.
In Jeddah, US Secretary of State will hold talks with Saudi leaders on Wednesday before travelling to Cairo on Thursday for talks with Egyptian authorities, US Department of State spokesman Matthew Miller added in press remarks.
This will be Blinken's 6th tour to the Middle East since the start of the war in Gaza on October 7.