Blinken arrives in Israel calling for steps to calm tension

Antony Blinken, the American secretary of state, landed in Tel Aviv before talks, urging a de-escalation in violence. He is due to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog and Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: