Air raid sirens echoed across Tel Aviv on Wednesday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to end a visit.

Blinken is making his first big push for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon since Israel killed the leader of Hamas last week - and his last before a presidential election that could upend US policy in the region.

Netanyahu has pledged to annihilate Hamas and recover dozens of hostages held by the group. Hamas says it will only release the captives in return for a lasting cease-fire, a full Israeli withdrawal f

Rockets fired from Lebanon at central Israel have set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv, where US secretary of state Antony Blinken is on a visit. Meanwhile, the Israeli military says it will attack Tyre on Lebanon's Mediterranean coast,

The US Secretary of State urged Israel to seek a deal to bring an end to the war in the wake of its operations against Hamas.

Blinken is expected to make another attempt at brokering a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and explore a diplomatic resolution to Israel’s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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Israeli military said about 20 rockets were fired with many intercepted; US secretary of state Antony Blinken due to land in Israel for talks

Israel's air force shot down two rockets from Lebanon that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the military said, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was on a visit to the city. Some senior U.