Blinken leaves Saudi Arabia as US submits draft UN resolution calling for 'ceasefire' in Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Saudi Arabia after a visit to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Blinken said that the United States has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire linked to the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip. Blinken met Saudi Foreign Minister and then hold talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman soon after landing in the kingdom on Wednesday on the first leg of a regional tour that will include Egypt on Thursday and then Israel.