Morning Update: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken visits UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel, seeking to avert wider war

Good morning, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that the Gaza conflict could spread across the region without concerted peace efforts as he began his five-day trip through the Middle East on Sunday. Israel's leader vowed to continue the war until Hamas was eliminated. Blinken holds talks in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Monday before heading on to Israel, seeking to assure Arab leaders that Washington opposes the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza or the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said Hezbollah had struck an air traffic control base in Israel's northern region, warning…