CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heading back to the Middle East on Monday (Jun 10) to push a ceasefire plan but Israeli politics and silence from Hamas raised further questions on whether he can succeed.
CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heading back to the Middle East on Monday to push a ceasefire plan but Israeli politics and silence from Hamas raised further questions on whether he can succeed.
Blinken planned the visit to push forward a proposal announced on May 31 by President Joe Biden, who has stepped up efforts to end a war that has taken a mounting toll on civilians and alienated parts of his base ahead of the November elections.that triggered a relentless retaliatory campaign, has not formally responded.
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel's three-member War Cabinet delivers a statement in Ramat Gan, Israel on Jun 9, 2024.
Under the plan laid out by Biden, Israel would withdraw from Gaza population centres and Hamas would free hostages. The ceasefire would last an initial six weeks, with the ceasefire extended as negotiators seek a permanent end to hostilities.
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