The US secretary of state’s ninth visit to the region since the start of the conflict has ended without truce agreement
US secretary of state Antony Blinken waves as he leaves Qatar. Blinken reiterated his call for Hamas to accept a ‘bridging proposal’ for a ceasefire deal with Israel.US secretary of state Antony Blinken waves as he leaves Qatar. Blinken reiterated his call for Hamas to accept a ‘bridging proposal’ for a ceasefire deal with Israel.said that “time is of the essence” to secure a Gaza ceasefire, as he wrapped up a Middle East tour with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive.
The plan would involve an initial six-week ceasefire, during which a limited number of female, elderly and sick Israeli hostages would be freed in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
A White House spokesperson rejected as “totally untrue” that Netanyahu had told Blinken that Israel would never leave the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors. Such statements are “not constructive to getting a ceasefire deal across the finish line”, the official said. Egypt and Qatar are working alongside the US to broker a truce, which diplomats say would help avert a wider crisis that could draw in Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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