Deal Awaits Hamas’s Agreement, Blinken Says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage deal in Gaza have gotten further than before.
Deal Awaits Hamas’s Agreement, Blinken Says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he arrives for a meeting at Villa Madama in Rome on Jan. 9, 2025. Andrew Medichini/AFP via Getty Images
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on Jan. 14 that a Gaza cease-fire and hostage deal is close.

In his last major foreign policy speech while heading the State Department, Blinken told the Atlantic Council foreign policy think tank that the United States, Egypt, and Qatar put forward a final proposal on Jan. 12.