hello, i m annita mcveigh, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has said he s hopeful that hamas will accept what he described as an extraordinarily generous gaza ceasefire offer from israel. mr blinken, who is attending talks with his regional counterparts in saudi arabia, was speaking as a delegation from hamas attended parallel ceasefire negotiations in cairo. after weeks of impasse, hamas is reported to have no major issues with a revised plan approved by israel. it s said to include new wording on a cessation of hostilities. mr blinken reaffirmed us opposition to a planned israeli offensive on rafah city, saying he s seen no plan that protects civilians there. 20 people died in the latest israeli airstrikes. at this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a ceasefire is hamas. they have to decide, and they have to decide quickly. so we are l