10 minutes agoBlinken says there is still work on reaching a Gaza truce
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that “still has a lot of work to overcome differences between Israel and Hamas the Palestinian group declared a terrorist organisation by the United States and the European Union for the terms of a new ceasefire agreement and the release of hostages. The U.S. top diplomat made this statement after the group [...]
This statement was made by the American chief diplomat after the Palestinian radical group presented several conditions for such an agreement that conflicts with the war purposes Israel has decided.
Hamas has unveiled a three-phase plan that would be implemented in a period of four and a half months, leading to the end of the war and the release of all hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, and the end of the war.
Israel has set out to destroy Hamas' military and governing capabilities, but the plan presented by the radical group would effectively give him power in Gaza, and would enable him to rebuild military capabilities.
Hamas responds to Gaza ceasefire plan
Blinken met in Israel on 7 February with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his fifth visit to the region since the Israeli-Haams war broke out on 7 October.
There's a lot of work to do, but we're very focused on getting this job done and hopefully
The war between Israel and Hamas - the deadliest conflict between history's parties - began after Hamas carried out an October 7th attack in southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping another 250.
Israel responded to a land, air and sea offensive at the Gaza Strip, home of 2.3 million Palestinians. According to the Health Ministry in Hamas-led Gaza, more than 27,000 Palestinians have been killed so far. This minister does not differentiate between civilians and warriors killed, but has said most of the victims were women and children.
