Blinken reiterates appeal to Israel and Hamas for ceasefire
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U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called on Israel and Hamas to finalize a truce in Gaza. He said that the agreement is 90% ready, although Netanyahu denies this.
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called on Israel and Hamas to finalize a truce in Gaza. The official said that 90% of the way to a deal is already prepared.
Writes UNN with reference to France24.
On Thursday, the head of the US mission, Anthony Blinken, called on Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas to cease fire in Gaza.
The official confirmed US estimates that the deal is 90 percent complete.
It is up to both parties to reach an agreement on the outstanding issues
In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied the US official's assessment that 90 percent of the deal was ready, saying that “it's not close yet.
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