US Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins his fifth trip to the Middle East since the conflict began on October 7. He must travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Israel and the occupied West Bank.

The Hamas Ministry of Health announced on Sunday a death toll of 27,365 people in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war. The head of French diplomacy, Stéphane Séjourné, also on a regional tour to work "in favor of a ceasefire"