Israeli military said about 20 rockets were fired with many intercepted; US secretary of state arrives for talks with Israeli leaders
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The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Tel Aviv for his eleventh trip to the Middle East since the war on Gaza. Blinken, launching his regional tour exactly two weeks before US elections, will meet Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with US officials hopeful for progress but downplaying chances of an immediate breakthrough for a Gaza ceasefire during his trip.
Blinken is expected to stress the need for Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza and to discuss securing the release the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza.
