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Blinken to visit Middle East from 4 to 8 February

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to visit the Middle East next week.

The State Department announced that his trip from 4 to 8 February aims to negotiate the release of hostages held by Hamas and to establish a humanitarian ceasefire.

The trip will include stops in Israel, the West Bank, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, it said.