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Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began without securing a cease-fire deal.

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  1. Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same

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    Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning

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  1. The Guardian

    Blinken arrives in Israel for 11th-hour talks on Gaza ceasefire deal (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    US secretary of state flies into Tel Aviv amid signals that a breakthrough may not be as close as had been suggested

  2. Military.com

    Blinken Is Back in the Middle East to Press for the Conclusion of an Israel-Hamas Ceasefire (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Blinken will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and President Issac Herzog.

  3. Digital Journal

    Blinken returns to Israel in Gaza truce push as Hamas rejects US 'diktats' (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in Israel on Sunday as mediators seek to cement a Gaza ceasefire deal, while a senior Hamas official

  4. Voice of America

    Blinken to arrive in Israel as US pushes for Gaza cease-fire (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    US officials caution that there is still work to be done

  5. New York Times

    Blinken Travels to Israel Amid Push for Gaza Cease-Fire (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The secretary of state’s trip comes days after negotiations in Qatar ended without a major breakthrough.

  6. Al-Monitor

    Blinken in Israel as Netanyahu, Hamas trade blame over Gaza talks (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Israel's under-pressure prime minister traded blame with Hamas militants on Sunday for delays in reaching a Gaza truce accord as top US diplomat Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv to push for a deal.Making his ninth trip to the Middle East since the Gaza war began when Hamas attacked Israel in Octobe…

  7. Al-Monitor

    Blinken due in Israel as Hamas rejects US 'diktats' in Gaza truce push (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed to Israel on Sunday seeking a Gaza ceasefire deal that could help avert a wider war, while a senior Hamas official dismissed "American diktats" in negotiations.Making his ninth trip to the Middle East since the Gaza war began with Palestinian militants' October …

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    Blinken, on ninth Mideast trip since Gaza war began, seeks cease-fire momentum as talks to resume (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will use his ninth diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to press for the quick conclusion of

  9. Fox News

    Blinken arrives in Middle East to renew cease-fire negotiations in Gaza (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Middle East on Sunday ahead of a renewed push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.

  10. CBS News

    Secretary of State Blinken heads to Middle East to help close Gaza cease-fire deal (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The mediators have spent months trying to halt the fighting, efforts that gained new urgency amid rising fears of an all-out war across the Middle East.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Top US diplomat Blinken visiting Israel as Gaza truce efforts set to resume (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US, Qatar, Egypt are mediating to secure ceasefire and captive swap as the death toll in Gaza rises to more than 40,000.

  12. Local News 8

    Blinken, on ninth Mideast trip since Gaza war began, seeks ceasefire momentum as talks to resume (opens Local News 8)

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    Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will use his ninth diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to press for the quick conclusion of an elusive ceasefire agreement.

  13. Deutsche Welle

    Middle East updates: Blinken in Israel for Gaza deal talks – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    US top diplomat Antony Blinken is once again headed to the Middle East as pressure to close a deal to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza and end fighting in the territory grows. DW has the latest.

  14. The Guardian

    Blinken to arrive in Israel to push for Gaza ceasefire as Hamas dismisses optimism (opens The Guardian)

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    Top US diplomat to hold talks with Israeli leadership but senior Hamas official says progress on deal ‘an illusion’

  15. Time

    Blinken Returns to Israel, Seeks Cease-Fire Momentum (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken will use trip to the Middle East to press for the quick conclusion of an elusive cease-fire agreement.

  16. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Blinken arrives in Middle East to renew push for Gaza ceasefire | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    TEL AVIV >> Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday on a Middle East tour aimed at intensifying diplomatic pressure to achieve a ceasefire deal in Gaza this week to end the bloodshed between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.

  17. Al-Monitor

    Blinken in Israel as under-pressure Netanyahu blames 'obstinate' Hamas (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Israel's prime minister, under pressure at home and from abroad to reach a ceasefire deal with Hamas, on Sunday accused the militants of obstinance in Gaza truce talks as top US diplomat Antony Blinken landed in Israel.

  18. KEZI Eugene

    Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    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

  19. WHEC Rochester

    Blinken, in Israel, says now is 'maybe the last' chance for a Gaza cease-fire deal (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the time is now to conclude a Gaza cease-fire agreement that would return hostages held by Hamas back to Israel and bring relief to Palestinian civilians. He spoke Monday as he began his ninth urgent mission to the Middle East since the conflict began.

  20. Al Jazeera

    Blinken says ceasefire talks ‘maybe last’ chance to free captives from Gaza (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Visiting Israel, Blinken is stepping up US diplomatic pressure to secure a ceasefire despite continuing rifts.

  21. Herald Bulletin

    Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken pushes for cease-fire in his 9th trip to Mideast since war began (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says now is “maybe the last” opportunity to reach a Gaza cease-fire agreement that would return hostages held by Hamas and bring relief to

  22. Al-Monitor

    Blinken meets Israeli leaders at 'decisive moment' for Gaza talks (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Hamas not to derail negotiations that he said may be a "last opportunity" to secure a Gaza truce and hostage release deal.Blinken, on his ninth regional tour since Hamas's October 7 attack triggered the war, said he was back in Israel "to get…

  23. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Blinken says Israel accepts US proposal to bridge Gaza impasse and urges Hamas to do the same (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Any deal would have to be accepted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yahya Sinwar, the current leader of Hamas.

  24. Newsweek

    Blinken says Israel accepts U.S.-backed ceasefire (opens Newsweek)

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    "The next important step is for Hamas to say 'yes,'" the U.S. secretary of state told reporters on Monday.

  25. WHDH Boston

    Blinken, on ninth Mideast trip since Gaza war began, seeks cease-fire momentum as talks to resume - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will use his ninth diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the start of

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