Blinken arrives in Israel to push for Gaza ceasefire as Hamas rejects US 'diktats'
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who arrived in Israel on Sunday, will travel to Egypt on Tuesday as part of Washington's intensifying diplomatic push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that will end the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri accused the US of trying to impose "diktats" in the negotiations.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who arrived in Israel on Sunday, will travel to Egypt on Tuesday as part of Washington's intensifying diplomatic push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that will end the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri accused the US of trying to impose "diktats" in the negotiations.
