Top US diplomat heading to Saudi Arabia for Gaza ceasefire efforts

The top US diplomat is heading to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as part of Washington’s efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and potentially in Lebanon, sources familiar with his trip said.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel where met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday and said that the latter needed to “capitalize” on the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar to secure the release of Israeli hostages and end the war in Gaza.