Hostage deal holdup
Blinken: U.S. ‘confident’ Israel-Hamas deal to be implemented, despite claims of Hamas backtracking
U.S. secretary of state said a ‘loose end’ is being tied up
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Secretary of State Tony Blinken gives statements to the media inside the Israeli Defence Ministry, after their meeting in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2023.
Secretary of State Tony Blinken is “confident” the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal will be implemented on Sunday, he told reporters Thursday morning.
His comments came hours after the deal’s progress was cast into doubt following a statement from Israeli...