Antony Blinken
“Hamas has proposed numerous changes to the proposal. … Some of the changes are workable, some are not,” the secretary of state said.
Some of the states that have expressed much concern about Palestinian suffering “have provided very little or nothing at all,” the U.S. secretary of state said.
Last month, Blinken reportedly sat in on a meeting where the Emirati foreign minister called Ramallah’s leadership “Ali Baba and the 40 thieves.”
The U.S. top diplomat reiterated his “ironclad” support for Israel.
The U.S. secretary of state told the Israeli defense minister that the ceasefire deal “would advance Israel’s long-term security interests.”
Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
U.S. to attend the summit as part of his regional tour.
“The humanitarian pier facility, including its equipment, personnel and assets were not used in the operation to rescue hostages today in Gaza,” U.S. Central Command said.
“Why would the UAE give assistance to the Palestinian Authority without real reforms?” asked Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The American diplomat said the hostage release proposal opens Israel to further regional integration and restoring calm in the north.
“We need to get as quickly as possible a plan for the day after that does not leave Israel responsible for Gaza,” the U.S. secretary of state said.
Egypt has rejected an Israeli proposal to work together to reopen Gaza’s Rafah Crossing with Sinai and manage its operation jointly.
