US Secretary of State John Kerry to travel to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ramallah

The US State Department said that the American Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ramallah on trip to the region.

The State Department statement said that on his trip, starting Sunday, Kerry will talk about "stopping violence in Israel, Jerusalem and the West Bank."

Earlier this week Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the marketing of land for the construction of 454 homes in two East Jerusalem settlements, a decision the United States criticised.

Kerry met the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin last month after increased tensions between Palestine and Israel.

America as criticised Netanyahu's approval of the marketing of land for the construction of 454 homes in two East Jerusalem settlements.