Blinken in Jordan to Solidify Mideast Cease-fire Truce

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Jordan Wednesday on the last leg of a Middle East tour for a meeting with King Abdullah to solidify the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.

Blinken arrived in Jordan, where half the population of 10 million are of Palestinian origin, after meeting earlier in the day in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.  Egypt was heavily involved in achieving the cease-fire in the recent conflict. His visit to Jordan and Egypt came one day after expressing support for Israel’s security and announcing reconstruction aid for Gaza.