Blinken due in Egypt

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to arrive in Egypt on Monday in his eighth visit to the Middle East since the start of the Gaza war.

He is expected to push for the US-presented ceasefire plan and work on avoiding further expansions of the Gaza war in Lebanon.

Blinken is set to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo before travelling to Israel later on Monday, where he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.