Blinken to arrive in Israel as US pushes for Gaza cease-fire

An Israeli flag flutters as people walk along a shopping street in Jerusalem, Aug. 16, 2024.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday as part of Washington's intensifying diplomatic push to achieve a cease-fire in Gaza that will end the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas.