Monday, August 19, 2024

Last chance for peace Gaza truce talks reach 'decisive moment'

from Daily Sabah

Ongoing Gaza cease-fire negotiations, which "may be the last chance for peace," have reached a decisive point, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.

Blinken called the latest diplomatic push by Washington probably the best opportunity and urged all parties to get the agreement over the finish line.

The marathon talks toward a cease-fire that has been going on for months are set to continue this week in Cairo, following a two-day meeting in Doha last week.

Blinken will intensify U.S. diplomatic pressure to ensure negotiators secure a breakthrough later this week after the U.S. put forward last week bridging proposals that the mediating countries believe would close gaps between the warring parties.

"This is a decisive moment, probably the best, maybe the last opportunity to get the hostages home, to get a cease-fire and to put everyone on a better path to enduring peace and security," Blinken told reporters, ahead of his meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog...

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