Blinken leaves Middle East with Gaza ceasefire deal still elusive Antony Blinken warned ‘time is of the essence’ to secure a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024
Hezbollah fires barrage of rockets against Israel as US fails to secure ceasefire deal The Lebanese Islamist group said the assault was in response to an Israeli strike Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2024
Blinken Leaves Mideast With Gaza Truce Still Out Of Reach Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed home on Wednesday after failing to secure a Gaza ceasefire, warning both Israel and Hamas his plan may be the last chance to avert a broader war. International Business Times · Aug 21, 2024
Afternoon Update: Obamas speak at DNC; woman accused of mushroom murders to face trial; Bennifer calls it quits Barack Obama has coined what may well become a new chant for Kamala Harris’s campaign: ‘Yes, she can’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2024
Wednesday briefing: What next for peace in Gaza after six Israeli hostages’ bodies are recovered In today’s newsletter: Following the return of six killed Israeli civilians, Benjamin Netantahu is facing calls from inside and outside the country to find a way to stop the conflict The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024
Blinken Presses Hamas To Back Gaza Truce But Sees Gaps With Israel Top US diplomat Antony Blinken appealed Tuesday to Hamas urgently to accept a ceasefire plan to ease suffering in Gaza but also entered a public spat with Israel as he capped a new round of shuttle diplomacy. International Business Times · Aug 21, 2024
Ceasefire elusive as Blinken leaves Middle East, with future Israeli presence in Gaza key sticking point The US secretary of state’s ninth visit to the region since the start of the conflict has ended without truce agreement The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2024
US Secretary Of State Blinken Pushes For Gaza Ceasefire Agreement US Secretary of State Blinken confirms Israel's agreement to IDF withdrawals from Gaza as part of ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, aiming for lasting pea... Top News · Aug 20, 2024
What is the Gaza ceasefire ‘bridging proposal’ and will it work? US calls on Hamas to accept ceasefire ‘bridging proposal’, but the Palestinian group says it only serves the Israelis. Al Jazeera · Aug 20, 2024
Israel strikes market and school in Gaza, killing at least 20 Palestinians At least eight killed in Deir el-Balah market, hours after yet another school attack kills 12 displaced Palestinians. Al Jazeera · Aug 20, 2024
Body of British-Israeli hostage recovered as families call for Gaza ceasefire ‘before they all die’ ‘We need to start bringing people home alive and not dead,’ says friend of Briton Nadav Popplewell The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2024
Blinken Takes Gaza Truce Push To Egypt Blinken, on his ninth visit to the Middle East since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack triggered the war with Israel, flew to El Alamein, the Mediterranean city famous for a World War II battle, and began talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at his summer palace. International Business Times · Aug 20, 2024
Israel says bodies of six hostages have been recovered from Gaza IDF says the dead men were all civilians abducted from kibbutzim during 7 October Hamas attack The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024
Hamas accuses US of ‘buying time for Israel’ in Gaza ceasefire talks Blinken visits Egypt and Qatar as US pushes Hamas to agree to amended deal that allows Israel to keep troops in Gaza. Al Jazeera · Aug 20, 2024
The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2024 Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken says 'complex issues,' 'hard decisions' remain over cease-fire plan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza
France 24 · Aug 20, 2024 Blinken says there is no time to waste in reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Qatar, the latest stop in a Middle East tour aimed at securing a Gaza truce. Blinken said there was no time to waste to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal, adding that the United States, Egypt and Qatar will do everything possible…
The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2024 Israel-Gaza war: at least 12 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on school, say Gaza defence authorities – as it happened Israeli military says it struck Hamas militant base inside the school but civil defence agency spokesperson says bodies of men and children recovered
International Business Times · Aug 20, 2024 Blinken To Head To Egypt On Gaza Truce Push Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due to travel to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US "bridging proposal" for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same.
The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2024 Why is Israel demanding control over 2 Gaza corridors in the cease-fire talks? Israel wants lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has long rejected
Top News · Aug 20, 2024 President Biden Addresses Israel-Hamas Conflict In Convention Speech President Biden addresses Israel-Hamas conflict, Blinken's ceasefire efforts, protests over Gaza casualties, and security concerns at convention.
International Business Times · Aug 20, 2024 Asian Markets Fluctuate Ahead Of Key Earnings And Powell Asian investors trod carefully Tuesday after the latest bounce in optimism fuelled by hopes Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell will signal an interest rate cut in a highly anticipated speech to top central bankers this week.
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2024 Israel accepts US ‘bridging proposal’ for Gaza ceasefire deal, Blinken says US secretary of state has warned latest talks may be last opportunity to secure release of hostages
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2024 Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether the latest draft had addressed concerns cited by the militant group
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024 Blinken says Gaza ceasefire talks ‘may be last opportunity’ for hostage deal US secretary of state says Netanhayu supports US ceasefire proposal, after meeting with Israeli PM
The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2024 Middle East crisis: Netanyahu’s office says meeting with Blinken was ‘positive’ – as it happened Israeli prime minister says meeting with US secretary of state was ‘conducted in good spirit’ as Blinken says latest push for ceasefire is last opportunity