Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry met U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo Sunday. Blinken is on a Middle East trip to help reduce Israeli-Palestinian tensions following an eruption of violence.  The U.S State Department said top on Blinken's Cairo trip include discussions on regional issues like Libya and Sudan. Blinken told Al Arabiya, an international Arabic news channel that elections in Libya were a "the most critical next step" for the conflict-torn country.  Egypt remains one of the top recipients of U.S military assistance, but the cooperation faces scrutiny from parts of Biden's Democratic Party over al-Sisi's rights record.  Blinken, will travel Monday and Tuesday to Jerusalem and Ramallah after his stop in Cairo.