Blinken visiting Israel with focus on deescalating conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon

A Palestinian mother offers her daughter cold water from a plastic bag in Khan Yunis in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 21, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet with Israeli leaders Tuesday as he makes a push to revive stalled Gaza cease-fire talks, enable greater humanitarian access to Gaza and deescalate the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.