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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and release of remaining hostages by Hamas is near the "goal line." "I believe we're inside the 10-yard line and driving toward the goal line" on an "agreement that would produce a ceasefire, get the hostages home, and put us on a better track to trying to build lasting peace and stability," Blinken says at a forum in Colorado. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he is hopeful Hamas would accept an "extraordinarily generous" offer to halt Israel's Gaza offensive in return for the release of hostages. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose with foreign ministers ahead of a Gulf Cooperation Council-US joint ministerial meeting in Riyadh, at the start of a new crisis tour aimed at pushing an elusive Israel-Hamas ceasefire and increasing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he still saw space to reach an agreement to bring back hostages from Gaza after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Hamas's demand for ceasefire. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices hope for a deal to free hostages from Gaza but said more work was needed after briefing Israeli leaders on a Qatari-brokered proposal. IMAGES