US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrives in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, for the new round of the crisis negotiation tour. It aims to reach an elusive ceasefire and hostage return deal between Israel and Hamas, as well as increase humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
The representative of the US State Department said that Blinken, who will later visit Jordan and Israel, will meet with Gulf and European foreign ministers in the Saudi capital the next day to discuss plans for post-war Gaza reconstruction.
