Blinken urges mediator Qatar to keep working toward a Gaza cease-fire
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Blinken urges mediator Qatar to keep working toward a Gaza cease-fire
(AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with the prime minister of Qatar, a key mediator in cease-fire talks for Gaza.
The State Department says Blinken “emphasized the importance of continuing to work to reach a cease-fire to the conflict in Gaza that would secure the release of hostages, alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people and unlock the possibility of broader stability.”
Blinken also said the U.S. would keep working to ensure a deal is reached in the 10-month war.
Concerns about cease-fire negotiations have soared in the hours after the killing of Hamas’ top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh. Hamas could pull out of the negotiations. Hamas’ top political officials were previously based in Qatar.
