"Efforts for Gaza Cease-Fire and Palestinian State Recognition Intensify Amid Regional Violence"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas' cease-fire and hostage-release terms, vowing to fight until "absolute victory" and criticizing any arrangement leaving Hamas in control of Gaza. The U.S. secretary of state, Antony Blinken, is working to bridge the gap between Israel and Hamas on terms for a deal, while Hamas lays out a detailed plan responding to a proposal by the U.S., Israel, Qatar, and Egypt. The deadliest round of fighting in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has killed over 27,000 Palestinians, with Iran-backed militant groups conducting attacks in solidarity with Palestinians. Netanyahu is opposed to Palestinian statehood, and the situation remains dire in Gaza, with Palestinians yearning for an end to the fighting.
- Blinken says a lot of work remains on cease-fire and hostage talks as war in Gaza enters 5th month The Associated Press
- Abbas pushes for US recognition of Palestinian state in meeting with Blinken The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu rejects Hamas demands on hostage and ceasefire deal as ‘crazy’ CNN
- Blinken in Israel to try to seal Gaza truce deal Al Jazeera English
- Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia amid a surge in regional violence The Washington Post
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