Blinken to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas: reports

Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) will reportedly meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (right) in Jordan amid Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel. Photos: Reuters

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, according to multiple reports.

Hussein Al-Sheikh, secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the meeting will take place in Jordan's capital city of Amman.

Sky News reported the meeting will be the first face-to-face encounter between the US and the leader of the Palestinian Authority, which partially governs the West Bank, since Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel over the weekend.

Though the meeting has not yet been confirmed by U.S. officials, the Secretary of State website does show Blinken will also travel to Jordan during his three-day trip to Israel, which began Wednesday.