WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will leave on Thursday for his fourth crisis trip to the Middle East, an official said, as fears mount that the Israel-Hamas conflict will spiral into a regional war.

The top US diplomat will leave on Thursday evening from Washington on a trip that will include Israel, the US official said on Wednesday on condition of anonymity.

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