US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has described ongoing negotiations as “maybe the last” chance to secure Israeli captives’ release and a Gaza ceasefire during a trip to Israel.
Speaking in Tel Aviv on Monday following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Blinken said the Israeli leader, who has consistently said he won’t agree to a deal that brings the war to an end without the destruction of Hamas, has agreed to a “bridging proposal” put forward by the US.
