Blinken Says Haggling Must Stop After Hamas Requests Changes to Gaza Cease-Fire Framework

Negotiations continue as the secretary of state presses Hamas to accept a three-part proposal to bring a halt to hostilities in the Gaza Strip.
Blinken Says Haggling Must Stop After Hamas Requests Changes to Gaza Cease-Fire Framework
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a joint press conference with his Qatari counterpart in Doha on June 12, 2024. Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shared his frustration on June 12 over changes that Hamas has requested to a new cease-fire proposal to bring the war in the Gaza Strip to a close.

Mr. Blinken, along with other members of President Joe Biden’s administration, have pressed for Hamas—which is designated a terrorist group by both the United States and Israel—to accept the three-part proposal to bring a cessation of hostilities after more than eight months of fighting in the Gaza Strip.