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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
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says discussing with Israel 'additional steps' to bring aid into Gaza during his meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) to address allegations its staff were involved in attacking Israel, but distanced himself from calls for its end. "UNRWA has played and continues to play an absolutely indispensable role in trying to make sure that men, women and children who so desperately need assistance in Gaza actually get it," Blinken tells reporters. "That only underscores the importance of UNRWA tackling this as quickly as effectively and as thoroughly as possible," he says after the United States suspended funding. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel to allow "the UN to carry out an assessment mission" in northern Gaza "to determine "what needs to be done to allow displaced Palestinians to return safely to the north" during a press conference in Tel Aviv. SOUNDBITE