Kerry visit to Palestine not over peace deal: Official

‘US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to visit Israeli and Palestinian leaders next week in a bid to halt ongoing violence, but a senior American official has said the meeting is not aimed at brokering a peace accord.

According to the State Department, Kerry would travel to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ramallah on Tuesday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas.

“We’re trying to encourage both of them to do the kind of things we think will be helpful and in their interests,” said a senior US official on Saturday in an anonymous briefing to reporters before the trip.’

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