Secretary Antony Blinken will travel to several Middle Eastern countries next week to push the current ceasefire proposal that would stop the Israel-Hamas war.
will travel to several Middle Eastern countries early next week to push the ceasefire proposal that would pause and possibly end the
If the reported proposal is agreed upon, the first of three phases would be a six-week ceasefire, which would include the return of women, children, and other vulnerable hostages Hamas is holding; the release of likely hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel; the withdrawal of Israeli troops from populated areas of Gaza; and the surging of humanitarian aid into the strip.
Blinken will also attend a conference on the humanitarian response to Gaza, which will be co-hosted by Jordan, Egypt, and the United Nations.
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