US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will meet in Rome on Sunday, amid attempts by their governments to turn a page in the history of politics of former President Donald Trump and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose close alliance has exacerbated divisions in both countries, Associated Press reported.

Joe Biden and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett are now focusing on pragmatic diplomacy, rather than dramatic initiatives that can provoke domestic protests or distract from other priorities, the agency writes.

Both governments will try to preserve Israel's fragile ruling coalition, in part by cutting back on provocations that played a role in fueling the 11-day war that claimed at least 254 Palestinian lives and 13 in Israel.

At least in the short term, Lapid will be Israel's main man in rebuilding severed ties with Biden and the Democrats. The party controls both houses of Congress, but is increasingly divided over the Middle East conflict, dealing with progressive members calling on the US to put more pressure on Israel, AP reported.