Blinken to Discuss Palestinian Authority Reforms in Abbas Talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in the Muqata'a, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Jan.10, 2024. Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian militants during the Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel hold a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Jan. 9, 2024, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Wednesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a day after he held talks with Israeli leaders and discussed a regional approach for resolving the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict.