WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday (May 21) that a Gaza ceasefire deal was still possible but he charged that an International Criminal Court arrest bid for Israeli leaders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct 28, 2023. WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that a Gaza ceasefire deal was still possible but he charged that an
Blinken credited Qatar and Egypt with assisting the"extensive effort" to secure a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in return for the release of hostages.What the ICC arrest warrants mean for Israel's Netanyahu and Hamas leaders "I think we've come very, very close on a couple of occasions," Blinken told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee."But it's challenged by a number of events and I have to say, yes the extremely wrongheaded decision by the ICC prosecutor yesterday -- the shameful equivalence implied between Hamas and the leadership of Israel - I think that only complicates the prospects for getting such an agreement," Blinken said.
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