Burns arrived in Tel Aviv on Thursday, the report said, citing two US sources. His arrival coincides with a major flare-up in violence between Israel and the Palestinians.
The CIA declined to comment on Burn’s visit which comes after a trip to Egypt.
The report said that while Burns’s visit was pre-planned and part of a larger US diplomatic effort that includes US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to the region early next week, he would likely take a major role in working to calm the situation.
Nine Palestinians were killed in an IDF raid into Jenin in the West Bank on Thursday morning, including at least one civilian. The remaining fatalities were members of various terror groups, according to Palestinian media. The IDF said the operation was necessary to thwart an imminent terror threat and to arrest suspects who have already been involved in attacks against Israel. READ MORE
