The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken is in Egypt right now trying to come up with a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in talks with Egypt and Qatar. There is no ceasefire so far, but Anthony Blinken is speaking about an alleged successful “bridging” proposal that needs to be discussed further with the warring parties.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding the full withdrawal of Hamas from Gaza and an occupation of the territory in addition to the release of hostages. Hamas is rejecting these demands and is also still fighting the IDF in Gaza. There are still up to 100 Israeli hostages in Gaza.
So far, all the talk on ceasefire nad bridging proposals are just smoke on water with no tangible effect on the ground.
The statement by Anthony Blinken can be found here.
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