Kerry was also expected to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by telephone on Tuesday before meeting Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters.
The fresh talks Kerry's first face-to-face meeting with the Palestinians since late July comes as the Palestinians say they will put forward a resolution later this month to the United Nations to set a three-year deadline for the end of the Israeli occupation of their territories.
More than 2,100 Palestinians were killed in Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip coastal territory, nearly 70 percent of them civilians, which ended after 50 days last week with an open-ended ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant groups, brokered by Egypt.
The two sides are supposed to meet soon for negotiations on a long-term truce, but no date has been announced yet for the start of the talks.
His bid to reach a comprehensive peace deal collapsed spectacularly in April amid bitter recriminations among both sides.
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