By the us, Egypt And Qatar are set to continue. The us has expressed cautious optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. But israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused hamas of being stubborn and warned there are things his Government Cant be flexible about. In a statement released just hours after blinken s arrival, hamas said that a new us proposal for a Gaza Ceasefire is too close to mr netanyahus position. The Armed Group accuses israel of blocking a deal by rejecting a permanent Ceasefire And Withdrawal from gaza. President biden said on sunday that a Gaza Ceasefire remains a possibility, and added were not giving up. The talks come as Air Strikes continue in gaza. Palestinian health authorities said israeli strikes killed at least 21 people in gaza on sunday. Among those killed were six children and their mother in the central city of nuseirat. Our State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman is travelling with Mr Blinken and he sent this update from tel aviv.
We begin in israel where the us secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has arrived on his ninth visit to the region since the war in gaza began to push once again for a Ceasefire And Hostage release deal. The us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. But hamas denieS Progress is being made and accused israel of adding new conditions to the agreed proposals. Earlier, the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, insisted israel could not be flexible on all issues, accusing hamas of being obstinate. Our State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman is travelling with Antony Blinken and has this update from tel aviv. Well, the air is thick with a bit of optimism and a lot of expectation, when it comes to Antony Blinken. One senior official i was talking to on the way here used phrases like this being an inflection point, a critical moment in terms of what they want to get from this ceasefire deal. Some are talking in terms of their hopes that th
The us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. However, prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused hamas of being stubborn and warned there were things his government could not be flexible about. In a statement released just hours after blinken s arrival, hamas said that a new proposal for a Gaza Ceasefire was too close to Mr Netanyahus recent positions. The Armed Group has again accused israel of obstructing a deal by adding new conditions to earlier proposals, and rejecting a permanent Ceasefire And Withdrawal from gaza. President biden maintained that a Gaza Ceasefire remained a possibility, adding, were not giving up. The talks come as Air Strikes continue in gaza. Palestinian health authorities said israeli Air Strikes killed at least 21 people in gaza on sunday. Among those dead were six children and their mother in the central city of nuseirat. Our State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman is travelling with mr blinken, and he s
The us secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in israel on his 9th visit to the region since the war in gaza began to push once again for a Ceasefire And Hostage Release Deal. The us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. But hamas denies progress is being made and Accused Israel of adding new conditions to the agreed proposals. This afternoon, the israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted israel could not be flexible on all issues accusing hamas of being obstinate. From tel aviv, Jenny Hill sent this report. The efforts to secure a Ceasefire In Gaza come amid widespread fears of a broader war across the region. There is already conflict between israel and the militant group in lebanon, hezbollah which is backed by iran. Since october, Tens Of Thousands of people have fled from both sides of their shared border. Over 500, mostly fighters, have been killed in lebanon, while in israel 42 people have died, mostly civilians. M
Careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. But hamas denies progress is being made, and accused israel accusing hamas of being obstinate. What he will try to urge him to do is drop any final attempts to squeeze more concessions from this deal, to stop going for what he might think is a perfect agreement, and settle for something that the americans think is already very good. So, that will be the diplomatic part of this. But the problem is, these talks are not happening in the diplomatic rooms theyre actually happening in a very technical way, led by the cia, by mossad, by egyptian spy chiefs. We saw that in doha at The End of last week. Very technical and difficult discussions much of that was about the exchange of israeli hostages for palestinian prisoners. Thats known in the language of the deal as the keys. Some progress has been made on that, but when it comes to another quite fundamental point about the situation on the ground at The End of the conflict, thats mu