US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged both Israel and Hamas to finalize a Gaza truce, standing by US assessments that 90 per cent of a deal was ready.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to members of the press, at David Kempinski Hotel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug 19, 2024.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with Fox News on Thursday denied a US official's assessment that 90 per cent of a deal was ready, saying"it's not close." The United States in recent weeks has pushed a proposal to bridge gaps between both sides, which include disagreements over Netanyahu's insistence on leaving some Israeli troops on the border between Gaza and Egypt.
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