The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Tel Aviv ahead of a rare Israeli-Arab summit that is due to take place in West Jerusalem.

Blinken is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other Israeli officials. Later on Sunday, Blinken will travel to the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah for talks with the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. Foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain will also take part in the meetings. The leaders will discuss the Iran nuclear talks and Russia's assault on Ukraine.

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