Blinken says some of the Palestinian militants' counter-proposals are 'unworkable'.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said some of the counter-proposals from Hamas had sought to amend terms that it had accepted in previous talks.
“Our aim is to bring this process to a conclusion. Our view is that the time for haggling is over,” Mr Sullivan told reporters. The Palestinian group said that while US officials have said Israel has accepted a ceasefire proposal outlined by Mr Biden on May 31, “we have not heard any Israeli official confirm this acceptance”.
“Hamas could have answered with a single word: Yes,” Mr Blinken said. “Instead, Hamas waited nearly two weeks and then proposed more changes, a number of which go beyond positions that it had previously taken and accepted.” Major powers are intensifying efforts to defuse the conflict in part to prevent it spiralling into a wider Middle East war, with a dangerous flashpoint being the escalating hostilities along the Lebanese-Israeli border.when militants led by Hamas burst across the border and killed 1,200 Israelis and took more than 250 hostage, according to Israeli tallies.
A UN inquiry found that both Israel and Hamas had committed war crimes early in the Gaza war, and that Israel’s actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses.As diplomats sought a ceasefire deal, Israel continued assaults in central and southern Gaza that are among the bloodiest of the war.
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