The US State Department announced, on Wednesday, that Secretary Anthony Blinken will conclude his sixth trip to the Middle East with a visit to Israel, on Friday.

The US State Department said, in a statement, that Blinken is scheduled to visit Tel Aviv, on Friday, after talks with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Egypt and the foreign ministers of the two countries, in Jeddah and Cairo, according to what the Associated Press reported.

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that Blinken will discuss in Tel Aviv with the leadership of the Israeli government “the ongoing negotiations to secure the release of all hostages” in the Gaza Strip, according to the statement.

Miller explained that Blinken's discussions in Israel will include "discussing the need to ensure the defeat of Hamas, including in Rafah, in a way that protects the civilian population, does not impede the delivery of humanitarian aid, and enhances Israel's public security."

The statement stated that Blinken's tour in the Middle East includes Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, continues in Egypt on Thursday, and concludes in Israel on Friday.