Blinken to travel to Qatar, discuss Israel-Hamas conflict developments with PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in Qatar on Friday to discuss with its prime minister developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict, ways to de-escalate it and the protection of civilians, the Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson said.

Earlier on Thursday, a senior U.S. official said that Blinken would travel to Qatar to meet with senior officials in the Gulf Arab state.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington and Enas Alashray and Yomna Ehab in Cairo; editing by Mark Heinrich)