Secretary of State Antony Blinken said U.S. officials are trying to 'bridge the remaining gaps' between Israel and Hamas proposals for a ceasefire deal.
reporters in Austria. “We’re working intensively with Israel, with Qatar, with Egypt, to bridge the remaining gaps and to try to reach an agreement.”told the families of Israeli hostages on Thursday that Hamas has begun to soften their negotiating position under increased pressure from Qatar, which hosts the group’s political leadership. He condemned their ensuing proposal, while also agreeing to continue discussions about a prospective deal.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, at the Federal Chancellery, in Vienna, Austria, Friday March 15, 2024. “The complete and permanent ceasefire is the thing that’s not going to happen,” Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior vice president Jonathan Schanzer told the. “The Israelis might agree to concessions that would benefit Hamas temporarily on the battlefield. … But the idea that they would agree to a permanent ceasefire that would leave Hamas in place? It’s just simply not something that the Israeli public will agree to, regardless of how many hostages are released.
The city’s population has swelled to about 1.4 million people over the last several months as northern Palestinian civilians fled south to seek safe haven from the war.
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