John Kerry to meet with Israeli, Palestinian leaders as tensions run high

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet separately this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, he said Sunday.

The meetings will come as tensions between the two groups run high. In the past month, eight Israelis have reportedly been killed in Palestinian attacks and 40 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire, The Associated Press reports.

Kerry will meet with Netanyahu in Germany and Abbas in Jordan, along with the nation's leader, King Abdullah. The secretary didn't confirm specific dates, but officials told AP he'll likely be in Germany on Thursday and Jordan on Saturday.

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