April 29, 2024 7:10 PM

Blinken to Hamas: Accept Israel’s ‘extraordinarily generous’ Gaza truce proposal

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, urged Hamas on Monday to swiftly accept Israel's latest and "extraordinarily generous" proposal for a Gaza truce to secure a release of hostages, amid a diplomatic drive to end the war between Israel and Hamas. Hamas negotiators were expected to meet Qatari and Egyptian mediators in Cairo on Monday to deliver a response to the phased truce proposal Israel presented at the weekend, ahead of a threatened Israeli assault on the southern border city of Rafah. ...