Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas this week in an effort to quell a wave of deadly violence that has swept across Israel in recent weeks.
Kerry, speaking at a luncheon in Paris, said he will meet with Netanyahu in Germany and then with Abbas and King Abdullah in Jordan.
Kerry did not discuss details of the trip.
The Associated Press, citing U.S. officials, said Kerry probably will be in Germany on Thursday and Jordan on Saturday.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss Kerry's travel plans.