GAZA STRIP, Aug 23 — Hopes were dwindling yesterday for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where fighting raged despite US pressure on Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas to...
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Diplomatic efforts have intensified to try to avert a wider war following the high-profile killings of two Iran-backed militants that sparked threats of reprisals from Tehran and its allies, which blamed Israel. Blinken yesterday spoke with the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, after the two were unable to meet during the US top diplomat’s brief stop in Doha earlier this week.
Government spokesman David Mencer later called the Gaza-Egypt border strip, which Israel says militants use to smuggle weapons, a “Hamas lifeline”. The daily said “the chances for a deal are slim” but attempts were being made to organise talks in Cairo today and tomorrow, with US Middle East envoy Brett McGurk already sent there.
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