A senior Hamas official says it accepts the UN resolution and is ready to negotiate over the details.
TEL AVIV/CAIRO – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on June 11 that a Hamas statement of support for a United Nations resolution backing a proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza war was a “hopeful sign”, though word from the militant group’s leadership in the enclave was vital.ends will continue on the afternoon of June 11 and in the next couple of days, Mr Blinken said in Jerusalem after talks with Israeli leaders.
“The US administration is facing a real test to carry out its commitments in compelling the occupation to immediately end the war in an implementation of the UN Security Council resolution,” Mr Abu Zuhri told Reuters. “We’ve been doing that in consultation with many partners throughout the region. Those conversations will continue... it’s imperative that we have these plans,” he said.Fears of major Israel-Hezbollah war
The US State Department said Mr Blinken discussed Mr Biden’s truce proposal with Mr Gantz and reiterated that it would advance Israel’s security interests, bring hostages home and raise the chances of restoring calm along Israel’s border with Lebanon. The war raged on in Gaza on June 11 as Israeli forces stepped up strikes on its southern city of Rafah a day after four soldiers were killed in an ambush claimed by Hamas.
Protesters on June 11 gathered outside the hotel where Mr Blinken was staying in Tel Aviv, calling for an immediate deal to bring the hostages home.
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