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06/12/2024June 12, 2024
Blinken heads to Qatar
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet mediators in on Wednesday after Hamas gave its response to a possible cease-fire in Gaza.
Blinken, on a four-country trip around the Middle East to push to accept the truce proposal, will meet the top leadership of Qatar, which has been transmitting messages to the Palestinian militant group.
Hamas, responding to the US-backed proposal, is seeking “amendments” to the deal, though Washington is keen to clarify what those alterations entail.
The US proposal calls for an Israeli withdrawal from “major population centers” and an initial cease-fire for six weeks, which would then be extended as negotiators reach a permanent deal.
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Hamas keen for ‘amendments’ to cease-fire proposal
has responded to a US-backed proposal for a cease-fire in , with the militant group seeking some “amendments.”
White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the United States is now “evaluating” the militant group’s response.
While supporting the broad outlines of the proposal, Hamas officials have expressed weariness over whether Israel would implement its terms.
The militant group is especially concerned over the suggestion of an end to fighting and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in return for the release of all hostages held by the militants.
Israel, the United States and Germany are among the countries that classify Hamas as a terrorist organization.
jsi/kb (AP, AFP, DPA, Reuters)
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