Today from Egypt, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken begins a quick tour of the Middle East amid a major escalation in violence between Israelis and Palestinians, seeking to use US influence to try to reduce tension, according to "AFP".
The tour, which will lead Blinken after Cairo to Jerusalem and Ramallah on Monday and Tuesday, was scheduled for a long time, but it coincides with a severe and sudden deterioration in the security situation a few days ago.