A senior official of the US State Department revealed on the 27th that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and other countries again this week.
As Israel and the Islamic organization Hamas have agreed to cease hostilities and the release of hostages is progressing, we will hold talks for the further release of hostages and humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip.
A senior official of the US State Department told NHK and others on the 27th that Secretary of State Blinken will visit Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and the UAE = United Arab Emirates this week.
Secretary Blinken is visiting Belgium to attend the NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization Foreign Ministers' Meeting from the 27th, and then he will head to the Middle East.
During his visit to the Middle East, Secretary Blinken is scheduled to meet with government officials and others, and as Israel and Hamas have agreed to cease hostilities and the release of hostages is progressing, talks will be held on the release of more hostages and humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip.
In addition, we will emphasize the Biden administration's position that in the future we should establish a Palestinian state and aim for a "two-state coexistence" between Israel and Palestine.
This will be Blinken's third visit to the Middle East since the start of the Israeli-Hamas military confrontation on October 2.