The head of diplomacy of United States, Antony Blinken, asked to Hamas to accept the latest American proposal for a truce in the Gaza Stripsaying that time is running out after more than ten months of war with Israel in the Palestinian territory.
the blink, who arrived yesterday at Qatar after passing through Israel y Egypt, He assured reporters before leaving the airport Doha that time is “pressing” to achieve a ceasefire.
The Israeli army announced that it recovered in the Fringe the bodies of six hostages kidnapped on October 7, during the attack of the Islamist militants which triggered the war.
In recent weeks, Israel y Hamas They have accused each other of blocking a ceasefire agreement and an exchange of hostages held by the group for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, in order to end the war.
Blinken, who was on his ninth regional tour since the start of the war, met in Doha with the minister of State of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdelaziz al-Kulaifi, without seeing Emir Tamim Bin Hamad al Thanias planned.
He had previously met in the Egyptian city of El Alamein with the president of that country, Abdel Fattah al Sisi, who advocated for a “ceasefire in Gaza.”
On Monday, after meetings in Israel, the Secretary of State said that this was “perhaps the last chance to bring the hostages home” and “to obtain a ceasefire.”
According to Blinken, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, He “confirmed” that his government “accepts the agreement plan” for a truce presented by Washington and urged Hamas “to do the same.”
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2024-08-23 20:42:32