Axios: Blinken planning to travel to Israel for talks on war in Gaza

US Secretary of State Tony Blinken is planning to travel to Israel early next week for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials about the war in Gaza, two sources with direct knowledge of the trip told Axios.

This will be Blinken's fourth trip to Israel since the Hamas attack on October 7. The visit could take place amid the implementation of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that is expected to include a multi-day pause in fighting.

Israel's cabinet was meeting on November 21 to vote on the deal.

Blinken's trip to the region hasn't been finalized but is expected to take place after Thanksgiving (November 23) and before he participates in the NATO foreign ministers summit in Brussels next Tuesday, the sources said.

State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller declined to comment.