US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, said on Monday evening that the United States has a vision for an approach that provides security for Israel and allows the establishment of a state for the Palestinian people.

He said on the “X” platform shortly after his arrival in Israel, which he is visiting as part of a regional tour, “Even as we focus on immediate goals, we must also work to achieve lasting peace and security.”

He added, "The United States has a vision for a regional approach that provides permanent security for Israel and a state for the Palestinian people."

Blinken arrived in Israel as part of a regional tour, to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of the war government.

Haaretz newspaper said that Blinken is also expected to meet with President Isaac Herzog tomorrow morning, Tuesday, and later with Foreign Minister Israel Katz, and on Wednesday he will meet with opposition leader Yair Lapid.

Blinken is visiting Israel as part of a regional tour that also includes Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, the West Bank, and Egypt.

The regional spokesman for the US State Department, Samuel Warburg, told the Arab World News Agency today that the US Secretary of State’s tour in the region focuses on a number of issues; Among them are continuing to provide humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, listening to the Israeli vision for ending the war, efforts to release “hostages,” coordinating with partners to prevent the scope of the conflict from expanding, and examining the post-war phase.

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