Blinken hopes in reaching a Gaza truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the visit to the Middle East will have several goals, including the achievement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas the Palestinian group declared terrorist organisations by the United States and the European Union, and the release of hostages.

This visit, according to him, will be “to discuss the proper architecture for a stable regional peace”.

Blinken will stay this week in the Middle East, the US State Department said earlier Tuesday.

The American top diplomat will stay in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, where he will meet with senior leaders of both countries.

More humanitarian aid in Gaza, but also discussions on what will happen in the Palestinian enclave after the war ends will be on the agenda of talks between Blinkens and Saudi and Egyptian officials.

The war between Israel and Hamas began after the Palestinian radical group attacked the south of Israel, killing nearly 1,200 people and kidnapping another 250.

Israel retaliated with land and air offensive at the Gaza Strip. According to the Health Ministry of the Hamas - led enclave, over 31,000 people, mostly women, and children have been killed as a result of the war. / REL