JERUSALEM: Israel's under-pressure prime minister traded blame with Hamas militants on Sunday (Aug 18) for delays in reaching a Gaza truce accord as top US diplomat Antony Blinken landed in Tel Avi
JERUSALEM: Israel's under-pressure prime minister traded blame with Hamas militants on Sunday for delays in reaching a Gaza truce accord as top
But after the Qatar talks between US, Egyptian and Qatari mediators, the United States submitted a new compromise proposal, leading Hamas on Sunday to accuse Netanyahu of obstruction.At least 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike in central Gaza, WAFA agency says On Saturday, Netanyahu's office in a statement said Israeli negotiators have expressed"cautious optimism" about reaching a Gaza truce deal.But the stakes have risen since the late July killings of Iran-backed militant leaders, including Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, and as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepened with a feared polio outbreak.
The latest killings helped push 40,099 the death toll from the Gaza health ministry, which does not give details of civilian and militant deaths.
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