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Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Israeli officials and pushed for a hostage and ceasefire deal as Democrats kicked off their convention in Chicago, with the goal of a deal by the end of the week.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with Blinken, and told the media afterwards that Hamas, not Israel, was blocking a hostage deal: In his own remarks following the meeting with Herzog, Blinken declined to blame Hamas, and put pressure on Israel: Blinken later met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials. Netanyahu’s office issued a statement: “The meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary Antony Blinken has concluded; the meeting was positive and was held in a good atmosphere.
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