<span style="color: #222222;">U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to Israel on Monday extending his West Asia shuttle diplomacy by a day as Israel prepares for a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. The top U.S. diplomat reached Israel on Thursday and has since visited six Arab countries.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">U.S. State Department said, Mr Blinken reached Cairo on Sunday for talks with Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.</span><br />