President Mahmoud Abbas met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

According to local sources, Blinken arrived at the Palestinian presidential headquarters in the city of Ramallah to meet Abbas, coming from Israel.

Upon his arrival at the presidential headquarters, Blinken held a meeting with President Abbas.

There was no immediate Palestinian comment on the meeting until 15:20 GMT.

Blinken arrived in Israel earlier Wednesday, where he held a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Earlier, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said on the “X” platform: “Today, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and other government officials.”

Miller added that the meetings would "discuss efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas, and the importance of ensuring peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians alike."

The West Bank is the fifth stop on Blinken’s fifth tour to the region since last October 7, and it also included Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, and Israel, with him concluding his tour on Thursday.

Yesterday, Tuesday, Hamas announced in a statement that it had delivered its response to Egypt and Qatar regarding the “framework agreement” for the prisoner exchange proposal and a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Tel Aviv estimates that there are about 136 Israeli prisoners in Gaza, while it holds no less than 8,800 Palestinians in its prisons, according to official sources from both parties, but there is no confirmation of the final number by both parties.