US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will arrive in Israel on Monday afternoon, where he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of the National Camp, Benny Gantz, to discuss reaching a ceasefire agreement and accepting the exchange deal.

During his visit to the country, which is the tenth since the outbreak of the war on Gaza, the American minister will meet with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, opposition leader Yair Lapid, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog, where he is scheduled to leave on Tuesday morning, according to what was reported by the website of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.

According to the website, Blinken's visit to Israel falls within the context of his regional tour in Egypt, Jordan and Qatar, and the US Secretary of State stressed the need to prevent further escalation of the conflict. In Jordan, Blinken will participate in a conference on the urgent humanitarian response to Gaza, hosted by Jordan and Egypt. And the United Nations.

During the meetings, Blinken will discuss the necessity of reaching a ceasefire agreement that guarantees the release of the Israeli hostages, and will stress the importance of accepting the plan of US President Joe Biden, which, according to the US administration’s claims, is based on the Israeli proposal.

It also discusses the benefits that the ceasefire proposal holds for both Israelis and Palestinians, and emphasizes that it will alleviate suffering in Gaza, allow for a massive increase in humanitarian aid and allow Palestinians to return to their neighborhoods.

Blinken believes this will open the possibility of achieving calm along Israel's northern border, so that displaced Israeli and Lebanese families can return to their homes, and will create conditions for continued integration between Israel and its Arab neighbors, strengthening Israel's long-standing ties for long-term security and improved stability throughout the region. , according to the website.

Blinken arrives in Israel after Gantz withdrew from the emergency government and the war cabinet, and against the backdrop of sharp criticism of him in Israel, and at a time when the United States is submitting a Security Council resolution to which Israel objects and accuses him of not moving behind the scenes to prevent the decision of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague to impose arrest warrants. Against Netanyahu and Gallant.