RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, Nov 5, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - US Secretary of
State Antony Blinken made a high-security surprise visit to the Israeli-
occupied West Bank Sunday, meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas,
according to photographs released by the Palestinian Authority.

The top US diplomat met with Abbas in Ramallah as global concern grows over
rising violence in the occupied territory in tandem with the Israel-Hamas war
in Gaza since October 7.

Blinken has visited Israel since the start of the war, but this was his first
trip to the West Bank.