Blinken In Israel to Push for Gaza Cease-Fire

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from an aircraft as he arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 22, 2024. Israelis attend a mass prayer calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attacks by Palestinian militants, at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on March 21, 2024.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel Friday for a high-stakes attempt to secure a cease-fire between Israel and the militant group Hamas as the U.N. Security Council prepares to vote on a U.S. draft resolution calling for an "immediate" truce.