Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia Monday for his seventh Middle East trip since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, setting off a war in Gaza that has claimed tens of thousands of lives and threatened to widen into a regional conflict.
Fresh from a visit to Beijing and Shanghai, the top US diplomat will meet with regional counterparts amid a continued push for improvements to the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the release of hostages held by Hamas, and a cease-fire.