US Secretary of State John Kerry heads Wednesday on his latest push to resume direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

US Secretary of State John Kerry heads Wednesday on his latest push to resume direct peace talks between the Zionist entity and the Palestinians.

After talks in Kuwait, Kerry flies later in the day to Jordan which he will use as a base as he shuttles between "Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Oresident Mahmud Abbas, AFP quoted a US official as saying.

Kerry, speaking Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, said that President Barack Obama's administration hoped to bring about peace "notwithstanding all of the conflict, notwithstanding all of the counter-indications".

"We believe, President Obama believes, that those negotiations should start as soon as is possible, and hopefully that they should conclude with two states living side by side in peace and security," Kerry said.

Kerry said he was also working with regional players and praised Saudi Arabia for leading a decade-old proposal that would include Arab states' recognition of the Zionist entity in return for “Israel” withdrawing from territories seized in 1967.

During his visit to Kuwait, Kerry hoped to encourage further international initiatives by the oil-rich state, which is a strong ally to the US.